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Meaning of CUSPID

Pronunciation:  'kuspid

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
 
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 Synonyms: canine, canine tooth, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth
 
 See Also: fang, tooth

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cus"pid\ (k?s"p?d), n. [See {Cusp}.] (Anat.)
One of the canine teeth; -- so called from having but one
point or cusp on the crown. See {Tooth}.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Tooth with one point, sometimes called the canine tooth.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: baby tooth, bicuspid, bucktooth, canine, crown, cutter, deciduous tooth, dent, denticle, denticulation, dentil, dentition, dogtooth, eyetooth, fang, fore tooth, gagtooth, gang tooth, gold tooth, grinder, incisor, milk tooth, molar, peg, permanent tooth, pivot tooth, premolar, scrivello, snag, snaggletooth, tooth, tush, tusk, wisdom tooth
 

 

 

 

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