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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The antero-external rib present on the upper molar teeth of many ungulate mammals.
- noun The enamel-covered fold, buttress, or pillar at the anterior external angle of an upper molar tooth: typically present in the tooth of a horse. See cut under
tooth , 1. - noun In botany, a rudimentary or abortive style: used chiefly in connection with trimorphic plants. Compare
mesostyle andmetastyle .
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- noun dentistry A
style in front of theparacone .
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Its dental characteristics could be described from the P. kelyus subfossil maxilla fragment, showing a crista obliqua, a parastyle and a highly developed mesostyle.
New Extinct Lemur Species Discovered In Madagascar | Impact Lab 2009
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