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cuspid

[ kuhs-pid ]
/ ˈkʌs pɪd /
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noun

(in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.

RELATED WORDS

ivory, snag, tush, tusk, molar, premolar, fang, bicuspid, incisor, eyetooth, point, canine, tine, dent, grinder, serration, denticle, carnassial, dentation, laniary

Nearby words

cusp, cusp height, cuspal, cuspate, cusped, cuspid, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidation, cuspidor, cuss

Origin of cuspid

1735–45; < Latin cuspid- (stem of cuspis) point
Related formsmul·ti·cus·pid, noun
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Examples from the Web for cuspid

  • The laterals also show three cusps, while the cuspid has two very distinct.

    Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

  • This grading of form is not observed in passing from the cuspid to the bicuspid in man.

    Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

  • Eight of these were incisors, the ninth (in the upper jaw) being a cuspid tooth.

    Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for cuspid

cuspid

/ (ˈkʌspɪd) /

noun

a tooth having one point; canine tooth
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Word Origin and History for cuspid

cuspid

n.

1743, from Latin cuspis (genitive cuspidus) "point, pointed end" (see cusp). Of teeth, from 1878. Related: Cuspidate (adj.), attested from 1690s.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for cuspid

cuspid

[ kŭs′pĭd ]

n.

canine tooth

adj.

Having one cusp; cuspidate.
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