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bicuspid
CIDE DICTIONARY
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; -- said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc. [1913 Webster]
bicuspid, n.
One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See Tooth, n. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bicuspid, adj. & n.
--adj. having two cusps or points.
--n.
1 the premolar tooth in humans.
2 a tooth with two cusps.
--adj. having two cusps or points.
--n.
1 the premolar tooth in humans.
2 a tooth with two cusps.
Derivative
bicuspidate adj.
Etymology
BI- + L cuspis -idis sharp point
THESAURUS
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