cuspid
A pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammalsA pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
» Her cuspid broke when she bit down on some popcorn.
Её клык сломался, когда она укусила какой-то попкорн.
Meaning
1 sensesA pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
Near-synonyms: eyetooth (only in humans); fang, fangtooth (particularly elongated cuspids in certain animals)
Augenzahn, Eckzahn
клыкklyk
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
Examples
1 sentencesHer cuspid broke when she bit down on some popcorn.
ruЕё клык сломался, когда она укусила какой-то попкорн.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin cuspid-, stem of cuspis (“point, apex”). Doublet of cusp and cuspis.From Latin cuspid-, stem of cuspis (“point, apex”). Doublet of cusp and cuspis.
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