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tribosphenic

tribosphenic adjective: describing the original placental molars that have a talonid in the lower molar teeth, where the protocone of the upper teeth hits. Definied by George Gaylord Simpson in 1936.

tribosphenic: describing the original placental molars that have a talonid in the lower molar teeth, where the...
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Adjective

tribosphenic (comparative more tribosphenic, superlative most tribosphenic)

  1. Describing the original placental molars that have a talonid in the lower molar teeth, where the protocone of the upper teeth hits. Definied by George Gaylord Simpson in 1936.

Forms of tribosphenic

comparativemore tribosphenic
superlativemost tribosphenic

Origin of tribosphenic

Combining form from Ancient Greek τριβεo (tribeo, “rub, grind or pound”) and Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”).

Words formed from tribosphenic

  • pseudotribosphenic

Questions about tribosphenic

What does tribosphenic mean?
Tribosphenic means describing the original placental molars that have a talonid in the lower molar teeth, where the protocone of the upper teeth hits. Definied by George Gaylord Simpson in 1936.
What part of speech is tribosphenic?
Tribosphenic is an adjective.

Words near tribosphenic in the dictionary

  1. triboreaction
  2. triboreactions
  3. triborough
  4. triboson
  5. tribosons
  6. tribosphenic
  7. tribosphenidan
  8. tribosphenidans
  9. tribosystem
  10. tribosystems
  11. tribotest

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