tuberculosectorial

adjective

tu·​ber·​cu·​lo·​sectorial

tə¦bərkyə(ˌ)lō+

: of, relating to, or being a lower molar occurring in many carnivorous mammals (as the dog) and being laterally compressed with sharp anterior cusps and a heel composed of low blunt cusps

Word History

Etymology

tubercul- + sectorial

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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