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bicuspid

bi·cus·pid [ bī kúspid ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
with two points: with two cusps or points
a bicuspid tooth



noun  (plural bi·cus·pids)
Definition:
 
premolar tooth: a tooth with two points, especially one of the eight teeth premolars that come between the canines and the molars in adult humans

[Mid-19th century. <bi- + Latin cuspid-, stem of cuspis "point, spear"]
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