cuspidate+tooth

  • 1cuspidate — /kus pi dayt /, adj. 1. having a cusp or cusps. 2. furnished with or ending in a sharp and stiff point or cusp: cuspidate leaves; a cuspidate tooth. Also, cuspidated. [1685 95; < NL cuspidatus, equiv. to L cuspid (see CUSPID) + atus ATE1] * * * …

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  • 2cuspidate — /ˈkʌspədeɪt/ (say kuspuhdayt) adjective 1. having a cusp or cusps. 2. ending in a sharp and stiff point or cusp: cuspidate leaves; cuspidate tooth. Also, cuspidated. {New Latin cuspidātus, from Latin cuspis point} …

  • 3tooth-shaped — adj odontoid, dentoid, dentiform, cuspidate, cuspidal, cuspal, toothlike …

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  • 4eye-tooth — n. Canine tooth, cuspidate tooth …

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  • 5List of the mosses of Britain and Ireland — This is a list of the mosses of Britain and Ireland:* Abietinella abietina Fir Tamarisk moss * Acaulon muticum Rounded Pygmy moss * Acaulon triquetrum Triangular Pygmy moss * Aloina aloides Common Aloe moss * Aloina ambigua Tall Aloe moss *&#8230; …

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  • 6Mesozoic mammals of Madagascar — Several mammals are known from the Mesozoic of Madagascar. The Bathonian (middle Jurassic) Ambondro, known from a piece of jaw with three teeth, is the earliest known mammal with molars showing the modern, tribosphenic pattern that is&#8230; …

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  • 7cuspid — 1. Having but one cusp. SYN: cuspidate. 2. SYN: canine tooth. [L. cuspis, point] * * * cus·pid kəs pəd n a canine tooth * * * cus·pid (kusґpid) 1. having one cusp or point. 2. canine tooth …

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  • 8sharpness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fine cutting edge or point Nouns 1. sharpness, acuity, acumination; spinosity. 2. (small pointed item) point, spike, spine, spiculum; needle, pin; prick, prickle; spur, rowel; barb, barbed wire; spit,&#8230; …

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  • 9cuspid — noun a tooth with a single cusp or point; a canine tooth. Derivatives cuspidate adjective Origin C18: from L. cuspis, cuspid point or apex …

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  • 10cusp —   n. prominence; crown of tooth; sharp point; Astrology, cross over point between two signs.    ♦ cuspal, adj,    ♦ cuspate, adj, having cusps.    ♦ cuspid, n. canine tooth.    ♦ cuspidal, a.    ♦ cuspidate, adj, coming to a point …

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