Meanings
nounectocingulid (plural ectocingulids)
plural ectocingulids
- A thin ridge on the buccal (labial) aspect of lower molar crowns, typically enveloping the hypoflexid
The buccal wall is near its base surrounded by a vestigial ectocingulid, which ends mesially in a tiny tuberculid.
2015 October 8, “Description of a Well Preserved Fetus of the European Eocene Equoid Eurohippus messelensis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
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ectocingulid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectocingulid
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