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Answer for the clue "(anatomy) an encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) ", 8 letters:
cingulum

Word definitions for cingulum in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth 2 (context zoology English) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells. 3 (context zoology English) The clitellus of earthworms.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cingulum \Cin"gu*lum\, n. [L., a girdle.] (Zo["o]l.) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells. The clitellus of earthworms. The base of the crown of a tooth.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cingulum , from the Latin for belt or girdle, may refer to: Cingulum (brain) , white matter fibers found in the brain Cingulum (tooth) , a shelf at the margin of a tooth A type of groove encircling the theca of dinoflagellates Cingulum (Catholicism) , a ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (anatomy) an encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) [also: cingula (pl)]

Usage examples of cingulum.

During the second week in April he set off from Cingulum with four legionstwo veteran, two raw.

Jack, still panting like a dog as they wound a cingulum round him and turned him on his side to dress the other wounds: right forearm, superficial but spectacular, and a deep gash in his thigh.