precingulid

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noun

A small ridge that leads to a cingulid

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Meanings

nounprecingulid (plural precingulids)

plural precingulids

  1. A small ridge that leads to a cingulid
  2. A thin ridge on the mesial aspect of lower molar crowns; sometimes continuous with the ectocingulid

    The presence of a slight precingulid indicates the probable presence of a small paraconid.

    2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + cingulid.

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APA

precingulid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precingulid

MLA

“precingulid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precingulid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precingulid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precingulid.

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