multituberculate

English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ tuberculate.

Adjective

multituberculate (not comparable)

1. (zoology, of teeth) Having molars with multiple rows of cusps.

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

• (informal) multi