CARNASSIAL TOOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carnassial tooth mean? 

• CARNASSIAL TOOTH (noun)
  The noun CARNASSIAL TOOTH has 1 sense:

1. the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh

  Familiarity information: CARNASSIAL TOOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARNASSIAL TOOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("carnassial tooth" is a kind of...):

tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)