CARNASSIAL

carnassial

(adjective) (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; “the carnassial teeth of carnivores”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

carnassial (plural carnassials)

One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.

Source: Wiktionary


Car*nas"si*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. carnassier carnivorous, and L. caro, carnis, flesh.] (Anat.)

Definition: Adapted to eating flesh.

– n.

Definition: A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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