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carnassial

car·nas·sial

UK/kəˈnɑːsɪəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh

  • “the carnassial teeth of carnivores”
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Origin

From French carnass(ier) (“carnivorous”) + -ial, from Occitan carnassa, from carn + -assa (feminine form of Occitan -às), from Latin carn- + -āceus.

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