Associations to the word «Carnassial»

Wiktionary

CARNASSIAL, noun. One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.

Dictionary definition

CARNASSIAL, adjective. (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial teeth of carnivores".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne