Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conulid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: conulid
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minor cusp on a lower tooth.

Example Sentences

"This high crowned tooth presents a complex pattern of conids, conulids, accessory tubercles and valleys."
"An anterolophid and anterostylid may be present between the metaconid and anterolingual conulid."
"One lower molar specimen (MNHN-Bol-V 3471; Fig. 4d) also has a strange conulid at the center of the talonid basin. Although this conulid is moderately worn, it seems to have no significant function in mastication."

Etymology

The diminutive infix -ule added to conid.

Inflected Forms

conulids (plural)

Derived Forms

hypoconulid

Frequently Paired Words

entoconulid metaconulid

Questions

What does conulid mean?: A minor cusp on a lower tooth.
Where does conulid come from?: The diminutive infix -ule added to conid.

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