Definition of trifid
: being deeply and narrowly cleft into three teeth, processes, or points
- a spoon with a trifid top
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Origin and Etymology of trifid
Latin trifidus split into three, from tri- + findere to split — more at bite
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First Known Use: circa 1753
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