multituberculate

English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ tuberculate.

Adjective

multituberculate (not comparable)

(zoology, of teeth) Having molars with multiple rows of cusps.

Noun

multituberculate (plural multituberculates)

Any of a small group of rodent-like mammals, of the order †Multituberculata, from the Cretaceous and Paleocene periods.

Synonyms

(informal) multi

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