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