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cuspidate

adjective as in pointed

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Polar spines three-sided prismatic, cuspidate, about as long as the axis of the shell.

The second glume is broadly ovate acute, rather cuspidate, usually 5-nerved (rarely 7-nerved).

Basal breadth of all six the same (three times as large as one pore); form, three-sided prismatic, with cuspidate distal end.

Cuspidate: prickly pointed; ending in a sharp point; with an acuminated point ending in a bristle.

It is therefore significant that these earlier teeth should be more cuspidate than the later teeth.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cuspidate, such as: aciculate, aciculated, acuminate, acute, cuspate, and cuspated.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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