LANIARY


Meaning of LANIARY in English

/lay"nee er'ee, lan"ee-/ , adj.

1. (of teeth) adapted for tearing.

n.

2. a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.

[ 1820-30; laniarius of a butcher, equiv. to lani ( us ) butcher + -arius -ARY ]

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