tridentate

[ trahy-den-teyt ]

adjective

1. having three teeth or toothlike parts or processes.

tridentate

/ traɪˈdɛnteɪt /

adjective

1. anatomy botany having three prongs, teeth, or points

Word History and Origins

Origin of tridentate¹

First recorded in 1745–55; trident + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The maxillæ; end in a tridentate lacinia as usual, though the palpi and galea I have not yet studied.

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