'Carnassial' definitions:
Definition of 'carnassial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial teeth of carnivores"
Definition of 'Carnassial'
From: GCIDE
- 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]