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1. A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, the common attribute of Neptune.
2. 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. <geometry> A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in the direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.
<zoology> Trident bat, an Asiatic rhinolophid bat (Triaenops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.
Origin: L. Tridens, -entis; tri- (see Tri-) + dens tooth: cf. F. Trident. See Tooth.
(01 Mar 1998)
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