Conid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Conid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails.
Meaning
(zoology) Any mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails.
More Meanings
- (dentistry) One of the vaguely cone-shaped bumps (cusps) that appear on the surface of a lower molar.
- (mycology) Synonym of conidium.
Example Sentences
This high crowned tooth presents a complex pattern of conids, conulids, accessory tubercles and valleys.
PUPC 96/44 is an isolated first molar of left mandibular ramus and all the four conids are fully developed.
At the end of the oblique cristid there is only a very faint swelling which might be called the mesolingual conid. The anterolingual conid is not well developed.
Word Forms
- conids
Synonyms for conid
Depending on context, synonyms include conidium.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include euconulid, rhombus, conopid, coenobitid, discid, condylocardiid.
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