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flexus

flexus noun: a low, curvilinear ridge with a scalloped pattern.

Noun

flexus (plural flexus)

  1. A low, curvilinear ridge with a scalloped pattern.
  2. In infolding of enamel that separates lophs on an upper tooth.
    • A flexid or flexus is said to abut when the enamel of the flexid or flexus touches the enamel of the opposite side of the tooth. The distal end or termination of the flexid or flexus is described as flattened, rounded or narrowed.1955, Joseph Augustine Cushman, Raymond Cecil Moore, John Bernard Reeside, Journal of Paleontology, volume 29, page 130

Forms of flexus

pluralflexus

Origin of flexus

From Latin.

Words formed from flexus

Questions about flexus

What does flexus mean?
Flexus means a low, curvilinear ridge with a scalloped pattern.
What part of speech is flexus?
Flexus is a noun.
What is the plural of flexus?
The plural of flexus is flexus.

Words near flexus in the dictionary

  1. flexurally
  2. flexure
  3. flexured
  4. flexures
  5. flexuring
  6. flexus
  7. flexwing
  8. flexwings
  9. flexy
  10. fley
  11. fleyed

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