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hypoconulid

hypoconulid noun: the distal cusp of a lower molar.

Noun

hypoconulid (plural hypoconulids)

  1. The distal cusp of a lower molar.
    • Two upper incisors vertically implanted with I 1 slightly larger than I 2 (judging from the remaining roots), strong vertical upper and lower canine with rounded crown sections, reduced and single-rooted P 2, P 3 as large as P 4, simple with their crown obliquely orientated and high protoconid, M 1...1999 October 15, J.-J. Jaeger et al., “A New Primate from the Middle Eocene of Myanmar and the Asian Early Origin of Anthropoids”, in Science, volume 286, number 5439, →DOI, pages 528–530
    Synonyms:
    parastylid

Synonyms of hypoconulid

Forms of hypoconulid

pluralhypoconulids

Origin of hypoconulid

From hypo- + conulid.

Questions about hypoconulid

What does hypoconulid mean?
Hypoconulid means the distal cusp of a lower molar.
What part of speech is hypoconulid?
Hypoconulid is a noun.
What is the plural of hypoconulid?
The plural of hypoconulid is hypoconulids.

Words near hypoconulid in the dictionary

  1. hypoconnective
  2. hypoconnectivity
  3. hypoconstictic acid
  4. hypocontractile
  5. hypocontractility
  6. hypoconulid
  7. hypoconulids
  8. hypocoracoid
  9. hypocoracoids
  10. hypocorism
  11. hypocorisms

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