preentocristid

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noun

An anterior entocristid.

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Meanings

noun
  1. An anterior entocristid.

    The entoconid has a prominent preentocristid that extends anteriorly to the base of the metaconid where it just meets the posterior end of a distinct but narrow almost vertical crest that ascends the posterolingual flank of the metaconid.

    1985 January-February, S. J. Hand, “New Miocene Megadermatids (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) From Australia with Comments on Megadermatid Phylogentics”, in Australian Mammal Society, volume 8, number 1, page 15

Origin

From pre- + entocristid.

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preentocristid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preentocristid

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“preentocristid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preentocristid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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