Definition of Carnassial. Meaning of Carnassial. Synonyms of Carnassial

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Definition of Carnassial

Carnassial
Carnassial Car*nas"si*al, a. [Cf. F. carnassier carnivorous, and L. caro, carnis, flesh.] (Anat.) Adapted to eating flesh. -- n. A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.

Meaning of Carnassial from wikipedia

- Carn****ials are paired upper and lower teeth modified in such a way as to allow enlarged and often self-sharpening edges to p**** by each other in a shearing...
- upper carn****ial) that is only used for cutting. They use their molars for grinding except for the lower first molar m1 (the lower carn****ial) that has...
- borophagines, with both groups having a bicuspid (two points) on the lower carn****ial talonid, which gives this tooth an additional ability in mastication....
- presence of the carn****ial teeth, but the nature of the carn****ial teeth is different between the two groups. In carnivorans the carn****ials are positioned...
- rostrums (snouts) than caniforms, fewer teeth, and more specialized carn****ials. Feliforms tend to be more carnivorous and are generally ambush hunters...
- (African wild dog). The crushing role of the post-carn****ial molars is reduced. The lower carn****ial (m1) of Speothos lacks the entoconid, creating a trenchant...
- The Felids return and Carn****ial's mate is attacked by a young dinosaur, the sibling of the eggs who'd hatched early. Carn****ial fights to save his mate...
- share with the Carnivora, and many other predatory mammal clades, the carn****ial shear, a scissors-like modification of upper and lower ch**** teeth that...
- have small vertebrae. The premolar and first molar together compose the carn****ial pair on each side of the mouth, which efficiently shears meat into small...
- largest subspecies; it has rather pale fur and bears large molars and carn****ials. The Great Plains from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan south to New...