precristid

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noun

A cristid located on the anterior surface of a tooth.

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Meanings

nounprecristid (plural precristids)

plural precristids

  1. A cristid located on the anterior surface of a tooth.

    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.

    2013, John G. Fleagle, Alfred L. Rosenberger, The Platyrrhine Fossil Record, page 218

Origin

From pre- + cristid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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