The carnassial teeth of carnivores. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The incisors are somewhat larger than, but the canines and premolars approximate to, those of the felines; the crown of the incisors is cuspidate, and the premolars increase gradually in size, with the exception of the fourth in the upper jaw, the carnassial, which is treble the size of the one next to it. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
From the carnassial tooth you can infer the reduced clavicle, and so on. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
Grey wolf bones were found below the 960 BP layer, and a wolf carnassial tooth even lower. From Wordnik.com. [Yellowstone National Park, United States] Reference
The dentition was more powerful than that of any other species of Canis, the carnassial teeth being, on the average, much larger than those of Canis lupus. From Wordnik.com. [The Annotated "Dire Wolf"] Reference
Further, you know from experience that such and such definitely modified organs are invariably found with the carnivorous habit, carnassial teeth, for example, and reduced clavicles. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
Turns out, polar bear teeth are not “hardly different” – their back teeth are distinctly more carnassial (for ripping meat, not grinding) than those of their ursid (bear family) cousins. From Wordnik.com. [More On Ham's Creation Museum, Tyrannosaur Teeth And The Scientific Process] Reference
Carnivore gene pools have genes that program prey-detecting sense organs, prey-catching claws, carnassial teeth, meat-digesting enzymes and many other genes, all fine-tuned to co-operate with each other. From Wordnik.com. [The God Delusion]
The second is strong and essentially carnassial; it is compressed laterally and obliquely placed. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
There is also a difference in the lower carnassial or first molar, which impinges on the upper carnassial or fourth premolar; it has. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
A minute false molar in front of the carnassial in the upper jaw. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
Mustela putorius) with special reference to the permanent carnassial. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
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