carnassial

2 definitions found

carnassial - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Carnassial \Car*nas"si*al\, a. [Cf. F. carnassier carnivorous,
     and L. caro, carnis, flesh.] (Anat.)
     Adapted to eating flesh. -- n. A carnassial tooth;
     especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.
     [1913 Webster]

carnassial - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carnassial
      adj 1: (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial
             teeth of carnivores"