bicuspid

[ bahy-kuhs-pid ]
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adjective
  1. Also bi·cus·pi·date [bahy-kuhs-pi-deyt] /baɪˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪt/ . having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth.

Origin of bicuspid

1
First recorded in 1830–40; bi-1 + cuspid

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How to use bicuspid in a sentence

  • Befure he cud return to his burrow Tusky bicuspid had seized him be th' tail an' dashed his brains out agin a rock.

    Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
  • The lingual tubercle is very constant on the first bicuspid of man and is as well developed as the buccal.

    Degeneracy | Eugene S. Talbot
  • George T. Carpenter, of Chicago, has a right superior, second bicuspid with three well formed roots.

    Degeneracy | Eugene S. Talbot
  • The upper and lower are both cone-shaped, and the superior first bicuspid exhibits tendency thereto.

    Degeneracy | Eugene S. Talbot
  • The two small bicuspid "pre-molars" and the three large molars follow these on each side in each jaw.

    More Science From an Easy Chair | Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester

British Dictionary definitions for bicuspid

bicuspid

bicuspidate (baɪˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt)

/ (baɪˈkʌspɪd) /


adjective
  1. having or terminating in two cusps or points

noun
  1. a bicuspid tooth; premolar

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Scientific definitions for bicuspid

bicuspid

[ bī-kŭspĭd ]


Adjective
  1. Having two points or cusps.

Noun
  1. A bicuspid tooth, especially a premolar.

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