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hypostriid

hypostriid noun: a vertical groove found between the protoconid and the hypoconid on the crowns of lower cheek teeth of castorids, i.e. beavers and closely grouped rodents.

Noun

hypostriid (plural hypostriids)

  1. A vertical groove found between the protoconid and the hypoconid on the crowns of lower cheek teeth of castorids, i.e. beavers and closely grouped rodents.

Forms of hypostriid

pluralhypostriids

Origin of hypostriid

From hypo- + striid.

Questions about hypostriid

What does hypostriid mean?
Hypostriid means a vertical groove found between the protoconid and the hypoconid on the crowns of lower cheek teeth of castorids, i.e. beavers and closely grouped rodents.
What part of speech is hypostriid?
Hypostriid is a noun.
What is the plural of hypostriid?
The plural of hypostriid is hypostriids.

Words near hypostriid in the dictionary

  1. hypostomium
  2. hypostratotype
  3. hypostratotypes
  4. hypostress
  5. hypostria
  6. hypostriid
  7. hypostriids
  8. hypostrophe
  9. hypostrophes
  10. hypostyle
  11. hypostyles

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