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carnassial - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'carnassial' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Carnassial [ a.]
- Adapted to eating flesh.
2 . Carnassial [ n.]
- A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.

Meaning of 'carnassial' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . carnassial [ s]
Meaning (1):
- (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
Example in sentence:
  • the carnassial teeth of carnivores