dentes

[ den-teez ]

/ ˈdɛn tiz /

noun

plural of dens.

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Nearby words

dentate gyrus, dentate nucleus of cerebellum, dentate suture, dentation, dentelle, dentes, dentex, denti-, denticle, denticulate, denticulation

Definition for dentes (2 of 2)

dens

[ denz ]

/ dɛnz /

noun, plural den·tes [den-teez] /ˈdɛn tiz/. Zoology.

a tooth or toothlike part.

Origin of dens

< Latin dēns; see tooth

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Examples from the Web for dentes

Mucrones: in Collembola the two small end pieces of the furcula, proceeding from the dentes.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Dentes cardinales parvi, fragiles, numero variabiles, rar divaricati.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume I|William Swainson
Dentes debiles, cariosi ab odontalgia hæreditaria in juventute.
Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus|William MacGillivray

Medicine definitions for dentes

dens

[ dĕnz ]

n. pl. den•tes (dĕn′tēz′)

Tooth.

A toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis around which the atlas rotates.odontoid process of epistropheus

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