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1. (adj.) carnassial
(of teeth) adapted for shearing flesh.
2. (n.) carnassial
a carnassial tooth, esp. the last upper premolar or the first lower molar tooth of carnivores.
Etymology: (1840–50; < F carnassi(er) flesh-eating < L carn-)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) carnassial
(of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
"the carnassial teeth of carnivores"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) carnassial
adapted to eating flesh
2. (noun) carnassial
a carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores
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