单词 | multicuspidate |
释义 | > as lemmasmulticuspidate multicuspidate adj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈkʌspᵻdət/ , /ˌmʌltɪˈkʌspᵻdeɪt/ , U.S. /ˌməltiˈkəspəˌdeɪt/ , /ˌməltiˈkəspədət/ , /ˌməlˌtaɪˈkəspəˌdeɪt/ , /ˌməlˌtaɪˈkəspədət/ , /ˌməltəˈkəspəˌdeɪt/ , /ˌməltəˈkəspədət/ Zoology (esp. of a tooth) = multicuspid adj.ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > substance or parts of teeth > [adjective] > crown and parts cuspidate1693 coronary1823 multicuspid1838 quadricuspid1839 multicuspidate1841 quadricuspidate1841 cuspidal1867 intracoronal1940 1841 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 298/2 The incisors are always very small, the molars generally multicuspidate. 1896 Science 14 Aug. 184/1 The theory that the complex, multicuspidate, mammalian tooth has been formed by the coalescence of many simple teeth. 1992 M. Schaffer-Fehre tr. S. Schaal & W. Ziegler Messel x. 125 (caption) The individual teeth..illustrate, by their specialization into single or multicuspidate forms of different lengths with tearing, squashing, or cutting functions, the different food specializations of these groups. < as lemmas |
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