- multituberculy
- \\-_lē\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: multituberculate + -y: the state of having many tubercles — used especially in ref. to a theory of the origin of mammalian teeth; compare trituberculy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
multituberculy
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multituberculy — mul·ti·tu·ber·cu·ly … English syllables
multituberculism — ˌməltə̇təˈbərkyəˌlizəm noun ( s) Etymology: multituberculate + ism : multituberculy … Useful english dictionary
trituberculy — lē noun ( es) Etymology: trituberculate + y : the state of being tritubercular or showing evidence of having developed from a tritubercular ancestral type used especially in reference to a theory of the origin of mammalian molar teeth supposing… … Useful english dictionary
multituberculate — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at multi + adjective Etymology: New Latin multituberculatus, from multi + tuberculatus tuberculate 1. of teeth : having many simple conical cusps 2. : of or relating to the Multituberculata 3 … Useful english dictionary
