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preentocristid

preentocristid noun: an anterior entocristid.

Noun

preentocristid

  1. An anterior entocristid.
    • The entoconid has a prominent preentocristid that extends anteriorly to the base of the metaconid where it just meets the posterior end of a distinct but narrow almost vertical crest that ascends the posterolingual flank of the metaconid.1985 January-February, S. J. Hand, “New Miocene Megadermatids (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) From Australia with Comments on Megadermatid Phylogentics”, in Australian Mammal Society, volume 8, number...

Origin of preentocristid

From pre- + entocristid.

Questions about preentocristid

What does preentocristid mean?
Preentocristid means an anterior entocristid.
What part of speech is preentocristid?
Preentocristid is a noun.

Words near preentocristid in the dictionary

  1. preenings
  2. preenrichment
  3. preenrollment
  4. preenrolment
  5. preens
  6. preentocristid
  7. preenveloping
  8. preepidemic
  9. preepisode
  10. preepisodic
  11. preepisternal

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