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tri⋅den⋅tate

  [trahy-den-teyt]
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–adjective
having three teeth or toothlike parts or processes.
Origin:
1745–55; trident + -ate 1
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tri·dent   (trīd'nt)   
n.  

  1. A long, three-pronged fork or weapon, especially a three-pronged spear used for fishing.

  2. Greek & Roman Mythology The three-pronged spear carried by Neptune or Poseidon.

adj.   also tri·den·tate (trī-děn'tāt)
Having three teeth, prongs, or similar protrusions.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tridēns, trident- : tri-, tri- + dēns, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]
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tridentate tri·den·tate (trī-děn'tāt')
adj.
Three-toothed; three-pronged.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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