Home › Words › P › precingulidprecingulidprecingulid · noun — A small ridge that leads to a cingulid.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom pre- + cingulid.nounA small ridge that leads to a cingulidA thin ridge on the mesial aspect of lower molar crowns; sometimes continuous with the ectocingulide.g.“The presence of a slight precingulid indicates the probable presence of a small paraconid.” — 2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.precingulum 85% match — A small ridge that leads to a cingulum on a tooth. vs precingulid →cingulid 70% match — A ridge that girdles the base of a lower molar tooth vs precingulid →postcristid 62% match — An enamel ridge that connects hypoconid and hypoconulid of some molars vs precingulid →cingulated 61% match — Having a cingulum vs precingulid →crenula 60% match — A small notch. vs precingulid →ectocingulid 59% match — A cingulid on the exterior of a tooth vs precingulid →ectocingulum 58% match — An exterior cingulum vs precingulid →entolophulid 58% match — A small crest attached to the front side of the entoconid. vs precingulid →