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Webster 1913 Edition

Carnassial

Car-nas′si-al

,

Adj.

[Cf. F.

carnassier

carnivorous, and L.

caro

,

carnis

, flesh.]

(Anat.)

Adapted to eating flesh.

–

Noun.

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

Definition 2024

carnassial

carnassial

English

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.