Definition of carnassial Carnassial

car•nas•si•al

We found 4 definitions of carnassial from 3 different sources.

What does carnassial mean?

Adjective
carnassial - (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial teeth of carnivores"

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carnassial (Noun)
One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.

carnassial (a.)
Adapted to eating flesh.
carnassial (n.)
A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.

carnassial in sign language