| 释义 |
car·nas·si·al
I. \(ˈ)kär|nasēəl\ adjective
Etymology: modification (influenced by -al) of French carnassier carnivorous, from (assumed) Old Provençal carnassier (whence Provençal carnassie), from carnasso meat in plenty, from carn flesh, from Latin carn-, caro
: of, relating to, or being teeth of a carnivorous mammal that are larger and longer than adjacent teeth and adapted for cutting rather than tearing : sectorial
< the last premolars of the upper jaw and first true molars of the lower constitute the carnassial teeth of most carnivores >
II. noun
(-s)
: a carnassial tooth |