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Carnassial Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Carnassial has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.

Adjective
1

(of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh

"the carnassial teeth of carnivores"

See Also
flesh molar teeth premolar carnassials shear carnivore carnation
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Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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