carnassial

car·nas·si·al  (kär-ns-l)

adj.

Adapted for tearing apart flesh: carnassial teeth.

n.

A tooth adapted for tearing apart flesh, especially one of the last upper premolar or first lower molar teeth in carnivorous mammals.

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[From French carnassier, carnivorous, from Provençal, from carnasso, meat in abundance, from carn, flesh, from Latin car, carn-; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

carnassial - (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial teeth of carnivores" sharp - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"