carnassial/kəˈnɑːsɪəl/EtymologyFrom French carnass(ier) (“carnivorous”) + -ial, from Occitan carnassa, from carn + -assa (feminine form of Occitan -às), from Latin carn- + -āceus.carnassial means one of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounOne of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.