Conulid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Conulid is a noun meaning (dentistry) A minor cusp on a lower tooth.
Meaning
(dentistry) A minor cusp on a lower tooth.
Example Sentences
An anterolophid and anterostylid may be present between the metaconid and anterolingual conulid.
This high crowned tooth presents a complex pattern of conids, conulids, accessory tubercles and valleys.
One lower molar specimen (MNHN-Bol-V 3471; Fig. 4d) also has a strange conulid at the center of the talonid basin. Although this conulid is moderately worn, it seems to have no significant function in mastication.
Word Forms
- conulids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include conule, hypoconulid, conid, metaconule, protoconule, cusp.
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