Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Carnassial \Car*nas"si*al\, a. [Cf. F. carnassier carnivorous,
   and L. caro, carnis, flesh.] (Anat.)
   Adapted to eating flesh. -- n. A carnassial tooth;
   especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.

Source : WordNet®

carnassial
     adj : (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial
           teeth of carnivores"