Associations to the word «Carnassial»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CARNASSIAL, adjective. (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial teeth of carnivores".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca