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metaconule

metaconule noun: the distal intermediate cusp of an upper molar tooth.

Noun

metaconule (plural metaconules)

  1. The distal intermediate cusp of an upper molar tooth
    • Very reduced P 2, broad upper molars with welldeveloped cingulum surrounding the crowns, very slight hypocone swelling on M 1 and M 2 and strongly reduced paraconule and metaconule, lingually bent paracone and metacone on M 2 .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

Forms of metaconule

pluralmetaconules

Origin of metaconule

From meta- + conule.

Words formed from metaconule

Questions about metaconule

What does metaconule mean?
Metaconule means the distal intermediate cusp of an upper molar tooth.
What part of speech is metaconule?
Metaconule is a noun.
What is the plural of metaconule?
The plural of metaconule is metaconules.

Words near metaconule in the dictionary

  1. metacontextual
  2. metacontig
  3. metacontigs
  4. metacontrast
  5. metaconular
  6. metaconule
  7. metaconules
  8. metaconversation
  9. metaconversations
  10. metacoracoid
  11. metacoracoids

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