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ectostylid

ectostylid noun: a stylid between the protoconid and the hypoconid, in the hypoflexid.

Noun

ectostylid (plural ectostylids)

  1. A stylid between the protoconid and the hypoconid, in the hypoflexid.

Forms of ectostylid

pluralectostylids

Origin of ectostylid

From ecto- + stylid.

Questions about ectostylid

What does ectostylid mean?
Ectostylid means a stylid between the protoconid and the hypoconid, in the hypoflexid.
What part of speech is ectostylid?
Ectostylid is a noun.
What is the plural of ectostylid?
The plural of ectostylid is ectostylids.

Words near ectostylid in the dictionary

  1. ectospheres
  2. ectosteal
  3. ectosteally
  4. ectostoses
  5. ectostosis
  6. ectostylid
  7. ectostylids
  8. ectosurgical
  9. ectosylvian
  10. ectosymbiont
  11. ectosymbiontic

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