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Triaenops Persicus

Trident \Tri"dent\ (tr[imac]"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 one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.

    Trident bat (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat ( Tri[ae]nops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.