Definition of dentex in English:
dentex
nounPlural dentexes ˈdɛntɛksˈdɛntɛks
A sea bream of the genus Dentex, especially D. dentex of the Mediterranean and the North African Atlantic coast.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are good numbers of many different species of bream, but the pink dentex and the hurta bream are the most prized, both reaching in excess of 30 lb.
- I was heartened to also see good concentrations of dentex bream, the northern Mediterranean's equivalent of the barracuda.
- Like Majorca, the sea around Menorca abounds with shoaling barracuda, amberjack, dentex and dolphins.
- You will see shoaling barracuda, dentex, amberjack and sunfish here.
Origin
Modern Latin (genus name), from Latin.