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noun

bicuspid

a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars

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  • The dentist warned that the cracked bicuspid would need a crown before it split further under chewing pressure.

    Medicine

  • Diet leaves clear traces, and a worn bicuspid tells a researcher more about grain than any pot fragment.

    Science

  • Skeletons from the settlement show one bicuspid missing in nearly every adult jaw, hinting at a shared local practice.

    History

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