01 n. A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.
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A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.(Class Myth.)
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A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.(Rom. Antiq.)
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A three-pronged fish spear.
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A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.(Geom.)
Phrases & compounds
Trident bat —
an Asiatic rhinolophid bat (Triaenops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.