bicuspidate

Variant of bicuspid

bicuspid definition

bi·cus·pid (bī kus′pid)

adjective

having two points a bicuspid tooth
also bicuspidate bi·cus′·pi·date′ (-pi dāt′)

Etymology: ModL bicuspis < bi- + L cuspis (gen. cuspidis), cusp

noun

any of eight adult teeth with two-pointed crowns; premolar tooth

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