precristid

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English

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ cristid.

Noun

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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.