Tri"dent (?), n. [L. tridens, -entis; tri- (see Tri-) + dens tooth: cf. F. trident. See Tooth.]
1. Class Myth.
A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.
2. Rom. Antiq.
A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.
3.
A three-pronged fish spear.
4. Geom.
A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in the direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.
Trident bat Zool., an Asiatic rhinolophid bat (Triaenops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.
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Tri"dent, a. [L. tridens.]
Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.
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