cuspid
[ kuhs-pid ]
/ ˈkʌs pɪd /
noun
(in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
Origin of cuspid
1735–45; < Latin
cuspid- (stem of
cuspis) point
OTHER WORDS FROM cuspid
mul·ti·cus·pid, nounWords nearby cuspid
cusp,
cusp height,
cuspal,
cuspate,
cusped,
cuspid,
cuspidal,
cuspidate,
cuspidation,
cuspidor,
cuss
Example sentences from the Web for cuspid
The laterals also show three cusps, while the cuspid has two very distinct.
Degeneracy |Eugene S. TalbotThis grading of form is not observed in passing from the cuspid to the bicuspid in man.
Degeneracy |Eugene S. TalbotEight of these were incisors, the ninth (in the upper jaw) being a cuspid tooth.
Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot
British Dictionary definitions for cuspid
cuspid
/ (ˈkʌspɪd) /
noun
a tooth having one point; canine tooth
Medical definitions for cuspid
cuspid
[ kŭs′pĭd ]
n.
canine tooth
adj.
Having one cusp; cuspidate.