: situated in front of or preceding the molar teeth
especially: being or relating to those teeth of a mammal in front of the true molars and behind the canines when the latter are present
premolarnoun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBoth jaws had a third premolar, or cheek tooth, that’s only present in 2 to 6 percent of all Smilodon specimens. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2021