preparacrista

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noun

A crista directed anteriorly from the vicinity of the paracone apex, confluent with the precingulum.

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Meanings

nounpreparacrista (plural preparacristas)

plural preparacristas

  1. dentistryA crista directed anteriorly from the vicinity of the paracone apex, confluent with the precingulum.

    The metaconule is smaller than the protocone. The preparacrista extends mesially, linking to the parastyle.

    (Can we date this quote?), A new specimen of a small dichobunoid artiodactyl from the Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar

Origin

From pre- + para- + crista.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preparacrista,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preparacrista.

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