carnassial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
    • the carnassial teeth of carnivores

WordNet

Car*nas"si*al adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. carnassier carnivorous, and L. caro, carnis, flesh.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) Adapted to eating flesh. -- n. A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.

Webster 1913