carnassial

== English == === Etymology === From French carnass(ier) (“carnivorous”) +‎ -ial, from Occitan carnassa, from carn +‎ -assa (feminine form of Occitan -às), from Latin carn- + -āceus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈnɑːsɪəl/ === Noun === carnassial (plural carnassials) One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “carnassial”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “carnassial”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “carnassial”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.