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postcingulid

postcingulid noun: a thin ridge surrounding the posterior or distal-most aspects of a lower molar crown. The postcingulid is typically located on the distal margin of the talonid, below the hypoconid, hypoconulid, and entoconid.

Noun

postcingulid (plural postcingulids)

  1. A thin ridge surrounding the posterior or distal-most aspects of a lower molar crown. The postcingulid is typically located on the distal margin of the talonid, below the hypoconid, hypoconulid, and entoconid.

Forms of postcingulid

pluralpostcingulids

Origin of postcingulid

From post- + cingulid.

Questions about postcingulid

What does postcingulid mean?
Postcingulid means a thin ridge surrounding the posterior or distal-most aspects of a lower molar crown. The postcingulid is typically located on the distal margin of the talonid, below the hypoconid, hypoconulid, and entoconid.
What part of speech is postcingulid?
Postcingulid is a noun.
What is the plural of postcingulid?
The plural of postcingulid is postcingulids.

Words near postcingulid in the dictionary

  1. postcibal
  2. postcibally
  3. postciliary
  4. postcinematic
  5. postcingular
  6. postcingulid
  7. postcingulids
  8. postcingulum
  9. postcircumcision
  10. postcivilization
  11. postcladistic

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