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dentes

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[den-teez] / ˈdɛn tiz /

noun

  1. plural of dens.


Example Sentences

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“Nunca imaginei uma situação assim”, disse Íris, enquanto o aparelho dos seus dentes brilhava e ela tentava acalmar Alícia com um de seus únicos métodos bem-sucedidos: tocar repetidamente um desenho animado musical no seu celular.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017

Nam cum summos atque imos conjunctim dentes suprema sua parte pulsaverit d litteram exprimit.

From The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it by Lord, Frances Ellen

This verse is a translation of Martial V.43: Thaïs habet nigros, niveos Laecania dentes.

From The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany Parts 2, 3 and 4 by Novak, Maximillian E.

Habet duos dentes, 8. prominentes, & potest portare etiam triginta viros.

From The Orbis Pictus by Hoole, Charles

Canine teeth: applied to the sharp and conical teeth of mandibles in predatory species: = dentes caninae.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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