carnassial

基本解釋

Carnassial : Last premolar of upper jaw, first molar of lower jaw.
裂齒：上顎最後的一衹前臼齒，下顎最前的一衹臼齒。
They did have the carnassial teeth that distinguish the Carnivora, a pair of sharpened cheek teeth that are aligned so as to work like shears in slicing meat off bone;
它們已經(jīng)有了食肉動物特有的裂齒，一對尖利的長在麪頰部位的牙齒，能象大剪刀一樣把肉從骨頭上切割下來。
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of, relating to, or designating the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of carnivores, which have sharp edges for tearing flesh
a carnassial tooth