conid

plural conids

1. biologyAny mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails.
2. dentistryOne of the vaguely cone-shaped bumps (cusps) that appear on the surface of a lower molar.

   This high crowned tooth presents a complex pattern of conids, conulids, accessory tubercles and valleys.

   1987, Rajan Gaur, Environment and ecology of early man in northwest India

   2 more examples

   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.

   1989, Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 226

   PUPC 96/44 is an isolated first molar of left mandibular ramus and all the four conids are fully developed.

   2007, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, volume 39, page 335

3. biologySynonym of conidium.

   Synonyms: conidium