1) Adapted for shearing flesh 2) Sharp 3) Type of tooth
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Carnassials are large teeth found in many carnivorous mammals, used for shearing flesh and bone in a scissor- or shear-like way. In the Carnivora, the carnassials are the modified fourth upper premolar and the first lower molar. These teeth are also referred to as sectorial teeth. ==Carnassial dentition== A defining feature of the Carnivora are th...
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specially adapted for eating flesh
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• (a.) Adapted to eating flesh. • (n.) A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.
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Adapted for shearing flesh; denoting those teeth designed to cut flesh. ... Origin: Fr. Carnassier, carnivorous, fr. L. Caro, flesh ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Car·nas'si·al adjective [ Confer French
carnassier carnivorous, and Latin
caro ,
carnis , flesh.]
(Anat.) Adapted to eating flesh. --
noun A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kar-nas′ē-ăl Definitions: 1. Adapted for shearing flesh; denoting those teeth designed to cut flesh.
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[
adj] - (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
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adjective (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; `the carnassial teeth of carnivores`
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(of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
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