tridentate
[ trahy-den-teyt ]
adjective
having three teeth or toothlike parts or processes.
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The maxillæ; end in a tridentate lacinia as usual, though the palpi and galea I have not yet studied.
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British Dictionary definitions for tridentate
tridentate
tridental
/ (traɪˈdɛnteɪt) /
adjective
anatomy botany having three prongs, teeth, or points
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