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English
Etymology
Perhaps ana- + Ancient Greek αὖλαξ (aûlax, “ridge; groove”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root; radix”).
Adjective
anaulacorhize (not comparable)
- (ichthyologic odontology) Of the root of a tooth, spongy; porous.
- Coordinate terms: hemiaulacorhize, holaulacorhize, polyaulacorhize
1989, Adrian Hunt, Spencer Lucas, Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs in the American Southwest, page 254:The roots are anaulacorhize with a wide basal face. Numerous small foramina are distributed on the lingual and labial faces of the roots and there is a row of larger foramina developed approximately in the middle portion of the root on both the lingual and labial faces.
2008, Lionel Cavin, A. E. Longbottom, Martha Richter, Fishes and the Break-up of Pangaea, page 101:Only one tooth, the holotype TF 7680, has the root preserved, but lacks both the mesial and distal extremities. The root is anaulacorhize and two-thirds the height of the crown.