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preparacrista

preparacrista noun: a crista directed anteriorly from the vicinity of the paracone apex, confluent with the precingulum.

Noun

preparacrista (plural preparacristas)

  1. A crista directed anteriorly from the vicinity of the paracone apex, confluent with the precingulum.
    • The metaconule is smaller than the protocone. The preparacrista extends mesially, linking to the parastyle.(Can we date this quote?), A new specimen of a small dichobunoid artiodactyl from the Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar

Forms of preparacrista

pluralpreparacristas

Origin of preparacrista

From pre- + para- + crista.

Questions about preparacrista

What does preparacrista mean?
Preparacrista means a crista directed anteriorly from the vicinity of the paracone apex, confluent with the precingulum.
What part of speech is preparacrista?
Preparacrista is a noun.
What is the plural of preparacrista?
The plural of preparacrista is preparacristas.

Words near preparacrista in the dictionary

  1. prepandemic
  2. prepanic
  3. prepar'd
  4. preparability
  5. preparable
  6. preparacrista
  7. preparacristas
  8. preparade
  9. preparadigmatic
  10. preparalytic
  11. preparasitic

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