serrated tooth

collocation in English

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serrated
adjective
uk
/səˈreɪ.tɪd/us
/səˈreɪ.t̬ɪd/
having a row of sharp points along ...
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tooth
noun
uk
/tuːθ/us
/tuːθ/
one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= ...
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(Definition ofserratedandtoothfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The thick, leaf-shaped, bluntlyserratedtoothcrowns were suitable for crushing plant material.
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The broad, heavily calcified jaws and nearly terminal mouth, combined with robust, serrated teeth, enable the tiger shark to take on these large prey.
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Both animals have serrated teeth with rounded projections called denticles, and sharp clefts between the denticles called diaphyses.
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The eyes are oval and both jaws have multiple rows of backward pointing, serrated teeth.
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The dromaeosaurid body plan includes a relatively large skull, serrated teeth, narrow snout, and forward-facing eyes which indicate some degree of binocular vision.
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A gentle upward rolling scrapes the glass edge (grozz) against the serrated teeth removes unwanted glass flares.
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It walked on two large, muscular legs, had short arms, a strong, short neck, a big head with powerful jaws, and large, serrated teeth.
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The jaws held large and sharp serrated teeth and in some points were developed even larger to operate as hooked sabers.
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The sharp, serrated teeth would have been very effective for shredding plants.
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The wolffish's throat is also scattered with serrated teeth.
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A roughing cutter may have serrated teeth for breaking the chips of material into smaller pieces.
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Some of these included serrated teeth, low teeth and teeth without a flattened side.
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Diagnostic features of the genus include its lateromedially compressed and serrated teeth.
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They eat only meat, and have massive heads with jaws filled with rows of sharp, serrated teeth.
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