Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lophid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lophid
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Featuring or characterized by a crest or ridge.

noun

A ridge on molars or other teeth formed by a modification of cusps.

Example Sentences

"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"
"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."

Etymology

From lopho- (“ridge”) + -id (“pertaining to”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lopho-
Suffix: -id

Inflected Forms

more lophid (comparative) most lophid (superlative) lophids (plural)

Derived Forms

anterolophid ectolophid entolophid hypolophid interlophid mesolophid metalophid neolophid posterolophid

Questions

What does lophid mean?: Featuring or characterized by a crest or ridge.
Where does lophid come from?: From lopho- (“ridge”) + -id (“pertaining to”).

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