bident

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noun

A form of spear having two prongs.

“The bident and helmet of invisibility are two objects associated with the Greek god Hades and his Roman counterpart Pluto.”

OriginLatin bidentis →
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Meanings

nounbident (plural bidents)

plural bidents

  1. A form of spear having two prongs.

    The bident and helmet of invisibility are two objects associated with the Greek god Hades and his Roman counterpart Pluto.

Origin

  1. Latinbidentis“two-toothed”
  2. Englishbident

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin bidentis (“two-toothed”).

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Translations

Bulgarian двузъбец
  • двузъбец (dvuzăbec)two-pronged spear
Finnish haarukkakeihäs, kaksikärki
  • haarukkakeihästwo-pronged spear
  • kaksikärkitwo-pronged spear
Latin furca, bidēns
  • furcatwo-pronged spear
  • bidēnstwo-pronged spear
Polish dwuząb
  • dwuząbtwo-pronged spear
Russian двузу́бец
  • двузу́бец (dvuzúbec)two-pronged spear

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

bident. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bident

MLA

“bident.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bident. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bident,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bident.

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