CUSPID

canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid

(noun) one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cuspid (plural cuspids)

A tooth with a single cusp; a canine.

Synonyms

• canine tooth

• eyetooth

• dogtooth

Anagrams

• Cupids, Sidcup, cupids

Source: Wiktionary


Cus"pid (ks"pd), n. Etym: [See Cusp.] (Anat.)

Definition: One of the canine teeth; -- so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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