单词 | metaconule |
释义 | metaconulen. Zoology. A minor cusp between the protocone and the metacone of a mammalian upper molar tooth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > (parts of) teeth heel1833 metacone1888 metaconid1888 metaconule1888 paracone1888 paraconid1888 protocone1888 protoconid1888 protoconule1888 mesostyle1892 talonid1897 1888 H. F. Osborn in Amer. Naturalist 22 1074 The Bunodont series are universally characterized by the initial or advanced development of the proto- and metaconules in the upper molars. 1905 Amer. Geologist 35 244 The intermediate cusps (protoconule and metaconule) are both well-defined. 1968 R. Zangerl tr. B. Peyer Compar. Odontol. 187 Intermediate cusps occurred.., a metaconule between protocone and metacone. 1988 Nature 14 Apr. 638/2 Paracone twice as large as metacone, paraconule winged extending farther lingually than the metaconule. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888 |
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