Placoid Scales of a Shark

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These placoid scales are found in cartilaginous fishes. They are also called dermal denticles. These scales do not grow in size, more are simply added as the fish grows larger.

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scales, scale, shark, dentine, rays, dermal, sharks, cartilaginous, denticles, chimaeras, placoid, small tooth

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Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5368

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