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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A canine tooth. archaic

Adjective

1. 1
   Lacerating or tearing archaic, not-comparable

   "the laniary canine teeth"

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to a pointed conical tooth wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

caninecanine

Etymology

From Latin laniarium, from lanius (“a butcher”).

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