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单词 laniary
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laniary

[ ley-nee-er-ee, lan-ee- ]
/ ˈleɪ niˌɛr i, ˈlæn i- /
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adjective

(of teeth) adapted for tearing.

noun

a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.

Origin of laniary

1820–30; <Latin laniārius of a butcher, equivalent to lani(us) butcher + -ārius-ary

Words nearby laniary

languorous, langur, lani-, Laniakea, laniard, laniary, Lanier, laniferous, Lanikai, La Niña, lank
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Example sentences from the Web for laniary

  • These are principally their claws, or laniary teeth; for they are seldom armed with incisive or molary teeth.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for laniary

laniary
/ (ˈlænɪərɪ) /

adjective

(esp of canine teeth) adapted for tearing

noun plural -aries

a tooth adapted for tearing

Word Origin for laniary

C19: from Latin lanius butcher, from laniāre to tear
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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