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precingulids

precingulids is the plural of precingulid.

Meaning of precingulid

Noun

precingulid (plural precingulids)

  1. A small ridge that leads to a cingulid
  2. A thin ridge on the mesial aspect of lower molar crowns; sometimes continuous with the ectocingulid
    • The presence of a slight precingulid indicates the probable presence of a small paraconid.2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about precingulids

What is precingulids the plural of?
Precingulids is the plural of precingulid.

Words near precingulids in the dictionary

  1. precinematic
  2. precinematically
  3. precingula
  4. precingular
  5. precingulid
  6. precingulids
  7. precingulum
  8. preciosities
  9. preciosity
  10. precious
  11. Precious Blood

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