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cosmine

cosmine noun: a continuous layer of dentine, covered by a layer of enamel, that takes the place of scales in some ancient fish.

Noun

cosmine (uncountable)

  1. A continuous layer of dentine, covered by a layer of enamel, that takes the place of scales in some ancient fish.

Questions about cosmine

What does cosmine mean?
Cosmine means a continuous layer of dentine, covered by a layer of enamel, that takes the place of scales in some ancient fish.
What part of speech is cosmine?
Cosmine is a noun.

Words near cosmine in the dictionary

  1. cosmicizes
  2. cosmicizing
  3. cosmid
  4. cosmids
  5. Cosmin
  6. cosmine
  7. Cosminele
  8. cosmism
  9. cosmist
  10. cosmists
  11. cosmo

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