lophid
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4ADJ.
molar
VERB + LOPHID
turn
PREP.
on
ADV.
only
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adj
Featuring or characterized by a crest or ridge.
Similarities include minimal division of the paracristid and cristid obliqua, paucity of enamel crenulations on the lophid faces and, to a lesser degree, anterior turn of the lophid ends
noun
A ridge on molars or other teeth formed by a modification of cusps.
There is a very small wear facet on the tip of the first lophid.
In early Elephantoidia, the mesial root supports only the first lophid of the molar.
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3Similarities include minimal division of the paracristid and cristid obliqua, paucity of enamel crenulations on the lophid faces and, to a lesser degree, anterior turn of the lophid ends
WiktionaryThere is a very small wear facet on the tip of the first lophid.
WiktionaryIn early Elephantoidia, the mesial root supports only the first lophid of the molar.
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