precristid

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ cristid.

Noun

precristid (plural precristids)

1. A cristid located on the anterior surface of a tooth.
   • 2013, John G. Fleagle, Alfred L. Rosenberger, The Platyrrhine Fossil Record, page 218:

     C₁ with enlarged concave mesiolingual fossa, no lingual entocristid but a distinct vertical torus; long precristid; horizontally disposed lingual cingulum with no basal bulge of enamel or distobasal notch; small distal surface for C¹ occlusion.