Definitions for laniaries

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laniaries la·ni·ar·y

Spelling: [ley-nee-er-ee, lan-ee-]

IPA: /ˈleɪ niˌɛr i, ˈlæn i-/

Laniaries is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 427 anagrams from letters in laniaries (aaeiilnrs).

Definitions for laniaries

noun

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

adjective

1. (of teeth) adapted for tearing.

Origin of laniaries

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

Examples for laniaries

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