Defn: An edible European marine fish (Sparus dentex, or Dentex vulgaris) of the family Percidæ.
DENTICETE Den`ti*ce"te, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth + cetus, pl. cete, whale, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.
DENTICLE Den"ti*cle, n. Etym: [L. denticulus a little tooth, dim. of dens, dentis, tooth. See Dental, and cf. Dentelli.]
Defn: A small tooth or projecting point.
DENTICULATE; DENTICULATED Den*tic"u*late, Den*tic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See Denticle.]
Defn: Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. — Den*tic"u*late*ly, adv.
DENTICULATION
Den*tic`u*la"tion, n.
1. The state of being set with small notches or teeth. Grew.
2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)