English Explanatory Dictionary

tribosphenic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing the original placental molars that have a talonid in the lower molar teeth, where the protocone of the upper teeth hits. Definied by George Gaylord Simpson in 1936.

Word forms

tribosphenic more tribosphenic most tribosphenic

Etymology

Combining form from Ancient Greek τριβεo (tribeo, “rub, grind or pound”) and Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”).

Derived words

pseudotribosphenic
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