DEFINITIONS

cuspid

[ kuhs-pid ]
/ ˈkʌs pɪd /
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noun

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

Words related to cuspid

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

Words nearby cuspid

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

Origin of cuspid

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cuspid

mul·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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Medicine definitions for cuspid

cuspid
[ kŭs′pĭd ]

n.

canine tooth

adj.

Having one cusp; cuspidate.
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