| carnassial | (adj) (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh |
| carnassial tooth | (n) the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh |
| Carnassial | a. [ Cf. F. carnassier carnivorous, and L. caro, carnis, flesh. ] (Anat.) Adapted to eating flesh. -- |