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carnassial
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CARNASSIAL
Car *nas "si *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. carnassier carnivorous, and L. caro,carnis, flesh. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Adapted to eating flesh. -- n.
Defn: A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.
New American Oxford Dictionary
carnassial
car nas si al |kärˈnasēəl kɑrˈnæsiəl | ▶adjective Zoology denoting the large upper premolar and lower molar teeth of a carnivore, adapted for shearing flesh. ▶noun a tooth of this type. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French carnassier ‘carnivorous, ’ based on Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh. ’
Oxford Dictionary
carnassial
carnassial |kɑːˈnasɪəl | ▶adjective Zoology denoting the large upper premolar and lower molar teeth of a carnivore, adapted for shearing flesh. ▶noun a carnassial tooth. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French carnassier ‘carnivorous ’, based on Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh ’.
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