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laniary
la·ni·a·ry [ láynee érree ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
for tearing food: describes a tooth adapted for tearing food
[Early 19th century. < Latin laniarius "of a butcher" < lanius "butcher" < laniare "to tear"]

la·ni·a·ry noun
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