CUSPID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cuspid mean? 

• CUSPID (noun)
  The noun CUSPID has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CUSPID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUSPID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

canine; canine tooth; cuspid; dogtooth; eye tooth; eyetooth

Hypernyms ("cuspid" is a kind of...):

tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cuspid"):

fang (canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey)

Derivation:

cuspidal (having cusps or points)

 Context examples 

One of the two permanent teeth located in front of the molars and behind each cuspid.

(Bicuspid Tooth, NCI Thesaurus)