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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.
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Origin of cuspid

1735–45; <Latin cuspid- (stem of cuspis) point

OTHER WORDS FROM cuspid

mul·ti·cus·pid, noun

Words nearby cuspid

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

bicuspid, canine, denticle, eyetooth, fang, grinder, incisor, ivory, molar, premolar, tusk, dentation, laniary, carnassial, false tooth

How to use cuspid in a sentence

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

    Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

  • 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

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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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