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posteroloph

posteroloph noun: a crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypocone.

Noun

posteroloph (plural posterolophs)

  1. A crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypocone.

Forms of posteroloph

pluralposterolophs

Origin of posteroloph

From postero- + loph.

Questions about posteroloph

What does posteroloph mean?
Posteroloph means a crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypocone.
What part of speech is posteroloph?
Posteroloph is a noun.
What is the plural of posteroloph?
The plural of posteroloph is posterolophs.

Words near posteroloph in the dictionary

  1. posterolaterodorsal
  2. posterolateroventral
  3. posterolateroventrally
  4. posterolingual
  5. posterolingually
  6. posteroloph
  7. posterolophid
  8. posterolophids
  9. posterolophs
  10. posteromedial
  11. posteromedially

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