carnassial
carnassial · carnassials
хищный зуб
One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar…One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
/kəˈnɑːsɪəl/
Meaning
1 sensesOne of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
хищный зубxiščnyj
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
flesh shearing tooth of a carnivore:
Origin
From French carnass(ier) (“carnivorous”) + -ial, from Occitan carnassa, from carn + -assaFrom French carnass(ier) (“carnivorous”) + -ial, from Occitan carnassa, from carn + -assa (feminine form of Occitan -às), from Latin carn- + -āceus.
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Forms
plural: carnassials| Singular | carnassial |
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regular