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What is the purpose of denticles?

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A scale like or skin like surface of a shark to protect and keep the body of a shark moving.

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What purpose do the denticles serve?

The denticles are scale like and teethlike, and they help streamline the shark. VROOOM!


What part of speech is denticles?

The word denticles is a plural noun. A denticle is a small tooth.


Do all fish have denticles?

No.


What animal has denticles on its skin?

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What covers fishes body?

scales or sometimes denticles


Both bony fishes and cartilaginous fishes have?

it has denticles


What covers a fishes body?

scales or sometimes denticles


Are great white sharks the only one with denticles?

No, most sharks have them.


Are shark covered with scales?

No. they are covered in rough skin called denticles.


What is another word for denticles?

tooth or tooth-like part, and dentile.


Where would you find a shark's denticles?

There is no such thing as a denticle........... What the heck are you talking about?


What are coin denticles?

Dent is French for tooth - on a coin a denticle is the toothed border.