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A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.

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  1. n. A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.
  2. n. A class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/three-pronged">three-pronged spear or goad, used for class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/urging">urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.
  3. n. A three-pronged fish spear.
  4. n. A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.
  5. a. Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.
  6. n. a spear with three prongs
  7. 1. (Class Myth.) A kind of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/scepter">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 (Zoöl.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat (Triænops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident. Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.
  8. A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the commonattribute of Neptune.
  9. n:100 n. a spear with three prongs