denticulation

American  

[den-tik-yuh-ley-shuhn] / dɛnˌtɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the state or form of being denticulate.

2. a denticle.

3. a series of denticles.

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denticulation British  

/ dɛnˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. a denticulate structure

2. a less common word for denticle

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Etymology

Origin of denticulation

First recorded in 1675–85; denticulate + -ion

Example Sentences

Six were from the Kalany-ganga, close to Colombo, of which two were Helastoma, in shape approaching the Choetodon; two Ophicephali, one a Silurus, and one an Anabas, but the gills were without denticulation.

From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

Six were from the Kalanyganga, close to Colombo, of which two were Helostoma, in shape approaching the Chætodon; two Ophiocephali, one a Silurus, and one an Anabas, but the gills were without denticulation.

From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

Their jawbones are generally arched forward toward the front, and are furnished with sharp horny plates, in which a fairly-marked denticulation or notching may sometimes be traced, as in the bills of birds of prey.

From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean