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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Mammal anatomy, Carnivory, Types of teeth
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carnassial tooth  carnassial  carnassial shear  carnassial teeth  carnassials
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The last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh WordNet 3.0
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The last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Carnassials are paired upper and lower teeth modified in such a way as to allow enlarged and often self-sharpening edges to pass by each other in a shearing manner. Wikipedia
Tooth type Wikidata
One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar. Wiktionary
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