cuspid
[ kuhs-pid ]
/ ˈkʌs pɪd /
noun
(in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
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Origin of cuspid
1735–45; <Latin cuspid- (stem of cuspis) point
OTHER WORDS FROM cuspid
mul·ti·cus·pid, nounWords nearby cuspid
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Example sentences from the Web for cuspid
The laterals also show three cusps, while the cuspid has two very distinct.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. TalbotThis grading of form is not observed in passing from the cuspid to the bicuspid in man.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. TalbotEight 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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Medical definitions for cuspid
cuspid
[ kŭs′pĭd ]
n.
canine tooth
adj.
Having one cusp; cuspidate.
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