Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, a style of intermediate length, as in trimorphic plants. Compare
metastyle andparastyle . - noun In anatomy, the median one of the three enamel-covered ridges on the outer side of the molar tooth of a horse: correlated with
parastyle andmetastyle .
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- noun dentistry A
style at thelabial margin between theparacone andmetacone .
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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.
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chained_bear commented on the word mesostyle
"A vertical ridge on the buccal side of a mammalian upper molar tooth, between the front and rear cusps." (OED)
I kind of thought it meant a time period in which a certain type of fins, limbs, scales, or feathers were in style among all the hip dinosaurs.
September 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word mesostyle
I like your definition better.
September 5, 2008