postcingulid

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English

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Etymology

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From post- +‎ cingulid.

Noun

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postcingulid (plural postcingulids)

  1. A thin ridge surrounding the posterior or distal-most aspects of a lower molar crown. The postcingulid is typically located on the distal margin of the talonid, below the hypoconid, hypoconulid, and entoconid.