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, noun

Example sentences from the Web for cuspid

  • The laterals also show three cusps, while the cuspid has two very distinct.

    Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot
  • This grading of form is not observed in passing from the cuspid to the bicuspid in man.

    Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot
  • Eight 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
[ kŭspĭd ]

n.

canine tooth

adj.

Having one cusp; cuspidate.