carnassial tooth

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carnassial tooth - the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting fleshtooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

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carnassial tooth

car·nas·si·al tooth

1. a tooth adapted to shear flesh; 2. the last upper premolar or first lower molar tooth of certain carnivores.

car·nas·si·al tooth

(kahr-nas'ē-ăl tūth) A long-bladed premolar or molar of the Carnivora that has a cutting or shearing action, as in dogs or cats.
Synonym(s): sectorial tooth.

car·nas·si·al tooth

(kahr-nas'ē-ăl tūth) Last maxillary premolar or first mandibular molar tooth of some carnivores.
Synonym(s): sectorial tooth.

carnassial tooth

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noun the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore

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