cosmine

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cosmine

(ˈkɒzmiːn) or

cosmin

(Zoology) zoology a substance resembling dentine, forming the outer layer of cosmoid scales

[C20: from Greek kosmos arrangement + -ine¹]

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That scale-like protection was not metal, but strong layers of bone covered with enamel-like dentine, compounds called vitrodentine, cosmine or ganoine.

In the scales

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