toothlike
- a word derived from tooth.
Example Sentences
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To Ahlberg, it is clear that external tissue can produce complex, toothlike scales.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 2, 2022
The big test of how we would cope with the altitude came on Day Four, when we climbed to Lava Tower, a giant, toothlike rock at 15,200 feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
In a group called Scaptomyza, bristle number increased with the onset of plant-eating around 10 million years ago, suggesting that a greater density of these toothlike hairs helped with herbivory.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Hairs on the valves’ edges can harden into toothlike spikes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Petals.—Five; long-clawed; the blades variously cleft, and with two erect toothlike appendages at the throat.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
