/kahr nas"ee euhl/ , Zool.
adj.
1. (of teeth) adapted for shearing flesh.
n.
2. a carnassial tooth, esp. the last upper premolar or the first lower molar tooth of certain carnivores.
[ 1840-50; carnassi ( er ) flesh-eating (
carnasse aug. deriv. of carn flesh, meat ( carn-, s. of caro ) + -ier -ARY) + -AL 1 ]