ectocingulid

English

Etymology

ecto- +‎ cingulid

Noun

ectocingulid (plural ectocingulids)

  1. A cingulid on the exterior of a tooth
  2. A thin ridge on the buccal (labial) aspect of lower molar crowns, typically enveloping the hypoflexid
    • 2015 October 8, “Description of a Well Preserved Fetus of the European Eocene Equoid Eurohippus messelensis”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      The buccal wall is near its base surrounded by a vestigial ectocingulid, which ends mesially in a tiny tuberculid.
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