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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhs-pi-deyt or kuhs-pi-dey-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪt or ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪ tɪd

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Définition of cuspidate

  • adj pointed
Example sentences :
  • Basal breadth of all six the same (three times as large as one pore); form, three-sided prismatic, with cuspidate distal end.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Cuspidate, tipped with a sharp and rigid point; as in Fig. 140.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • The serrations tend to be more nearly crenulate than cuspidate.
  • Extract from : « Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma » by Richard C. Fox
  • Leaves much smaller, less oblique at the base, finely and regularly crenate, acuminate rather than cuspidate.
  • Extract from : « Woodland Gleanings » by Charles Tilt
  • Cuspidate: prickly pointed; ending in a sharp point; with an acuminated point ending in a bristle.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Polar spines three-sided prismatic, cuspidate, about as long as the axis of the shell.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) » by Ernst Haeckel

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