unicuspid
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unicuspid
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That this character does not obtain universally within the group is demonstrated by the unicuspid structure of the talonid of m3 of the majority of the species of Mexican Cryptotis.
From Pleistocene Soricidae from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico by Findley, James S.
Diagnostic dental characters include: 3rd upper unicuspid smaller than 4th, and unicuspids, except 5th, with a pigmented ridge extending from near apex of each tooth medially to cingulum and sometimes ending as internal cusplet.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.
Third unicuspid usually smaller than fourth; upper unicuspids usually with pigmented ridge extending from apices medially to cingula, uninterrupted by antero-posterior groove; post-mandibular foramen usually absent.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.
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