A taxonomic designation (often used in scientific names) meaning 'toothed' or referring to organisms with tooth-like projections.
From Latin 'dentatus' (toothed), the feminine form used in scientific nomenclature. Common in Latin binomial scientific names for species.
You'll see 'dentata' in species names like 'Rosa dentata' (toothed rose) and 'Scyliorhinidae dentata'—it's a shorthand way scientists say 'this thing has interesting teeth-like features' without describing every detail!
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