"multituberculate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From multi- + tuberculate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|tuberculate}} multi- + tuberculate Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} multituberculate (not comparable)
  1. (zoology, of teeth) Having molars with multiple rows of cusps. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-multituberculate-en-adj-3ivJKTZE Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Noun

Forms: multituberculates [plural]
Etymology: From multi- + tuberculate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|tuberculate}} multi- + tuberculate Head templates: {{en-noun}} multituberculate (plural multituberculates)
  1. Any of a small group of rodent-like mammals, of the order †Multituberculata, from the Cretaceous and Paleocene periods. Synonyms: multi [informal]
    Sense id: en-multituberculate-en-noun-BQ1q-m8t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mammals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Mammals: 21 79

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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