dentex
/ (ˈdɛntɛks) /
noun
a large active predatory sparid fish, Dentex dentex, of Mediterranean and E Atlantic waters, having long sharp teeth and powerful jaws
Origin of dentex
1C19: from Latin dentix, dentex from dens tooth
Words Nearby dentex
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How to use dentex in a sentence
The lepidotus may have been the salmo dentex or the binny (Cyprinis lepidotus).
Foods and Culinary Utensils of the Ancients | Charles MartynIn dentex dentex, a shore fish of Europe, 40 per cent of oxygen was found in the air-bladder.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr Jordan
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