Carnassial

//kəˈnɑːsɪəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh wordnet

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