tridentate

[ trahy-den-teyt ]
/ traɪˈdɛn teɪt /

adjective

having three teeth or toothlike parts or processes.

Origin of tridentate

First recorded in 1745–55; trident + -ate1

Example sentences from the Web for tridentate

  • The maxillæ; end in a tridentate lacinia as usual, though the palpi and galea I have not yet studied.

    Our Common Insects |Alpheus Spring Packard

British Dictionary definitions for tridentate

tridentate

tridental

/ (traɪˈdɛnteɪt) /

adjective

anatomy botany having three prongs, teeth, or points

Medical definitions for tridentate

tridentate
[ trī-dĕntāt′ ]

adj.

Three-toothed; three-pronged.