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anaulacorhize

anaulacorhize adjective: of the root of a tooth, spongy; porous.

Adjective

anaulacorhize (not comparable)

  1. Of the root of a tooth, spongy; porous.
    • The roots are anaulacorhize with a wide basal face. Numerous small foramina are distributed on the lingual and labial faces of the roots and there is a row of larger foramina developed approximately in the middle portion of the root on both the lingual and labial faces.1989, Adrian Hunt, Spencer Lucas, Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs in the American Southwest, page 254
    • Only one tooth, the holotype TF 7680, has the root preserved, but lacks both the mesial and distal extremities. The root is anaulacorhize and two-thirds the height of the crown.2008, Lionel Cavin, A. E. Longbottom, Martha Richter, Fishes and the Break-up of Pangaea, page 101

Origin of anaulacorhize

Perhaps ana- + Ancient Greek αὖλαξ (aûlax, “ridge; groove”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root; radix”).

Questions about anaulacorhize

What does anaulacorhize mean?
Anaulacorhize means of the root of a tooth, spongy; porous.
What part of speech is anaulacorhize?
Anaulacorhize is an adjective.

Words near anaulacorhize in the dictionary

  1. anatta
  2. anattas
  3. anatto
  4. anatumomab mafenatox
  5. anaudia
  6. anaulacorhize
  7. anaunter
  8. anaunters
  9. anauralia
  10. anauraliac
  11. anautogenous

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