tridentate

[ trahy-den-teyt ]

adjective
  1. having three teeth or toothlike parts or processes.

Origin of tridentate

1
First recorded in 1745–55; trident + -ate1

Words Nearby tridentate

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How to use tridentate in a sentence

  • 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
  1. anatomy botany having three prongs, teeth, or points

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