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ectocingulid

ectocingulid noun: a cingulid on the exterior of a tooth.

Noun

ectocingulid (plural ectocingulids)

  1. A cingulid on the exterior of a tooth
  2. A thin ridge on the buccal (labial) aspect of lower molar crowns, typically enveloping the hypoflexid
    • The buccal wall is near its base surrounded by a vestigial ectocingulid, which ends mesially in a tiny tuberculid.2015 October 8, “Description of a Well Preserved Fetus of the European Eocene Equoid Eurohippus messelensis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of ectocingulid

pluralectocingulids

Origin of ectocingulid

From ecto- + cingulid.

Questions about ectocingulid

What does ectocingulid mean?
Ectocingulid means a cingulid on the exterior of a tooth.
What part of speech is ectocingulid?
Ectocingulid is a noun.
What is the plural of ectocingulid?
The plural of ectocingulid is ectocingulids.

Words near ectocingulid in the dictionary

  1. ectocervices
  2. ectocervicovaginal
  3. ectocervix
  4. ectocervixes
  5. ectochoroidea
  6. ectocingulid
  7. ectocingulids
  8. ectocingulum
  9. ectocochlear
  10. ectocochleate
  11. ectocochliate

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