cuspid

[ kuhs-pid ]

noun

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

cuspid

/ ˈkʌspɪd /

noun

1. a tooth having one point; canine tooth

Other Words From

• multi·cuspid noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuspid¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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