Language	Term	Definition	See also
English	denticle	The tooth-like scale of elasmobranchs; placoid scale of cartilaginous fish; also called dermal denticle.	scale cartilaginous fishes placoid
English	denticulate	With small, tooth-like projections.	teeth
English	scute	An external shield-like bony plate or an enlarged scale; a modified, thickened scale that often is keeled or spiny; projecting, modified (rough and strongly ridged) scales in some fish, usually associated with the lateral line, or at the side in the tail region, or along the ventral profile; e.g. bony plates along the body of Acipenseridae, sharp-edged midventral scales of Clupeidae.	scale spine keel
French	denticule	L'écaille en forme de dent des élasmobranches; écaille placoïde de poisson cartilagineux.	écaille poissons cartilagineux placoïde
Spanish	dentículo	Escamas con forma de dientes de los elasmobranquios; escamas placoideas de los peces cartilaginosos.	peces cartilaginosos
Portuguese	dentículo	Escamas em forma de dentes dos elasmobrânquios; escamas placóides dos peixes cartilaginosos.	escama peixes cartilagíneos placóide

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