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laniary
LA-nee-a-ree
adjective
having canine teeth for tearing
1884Thomas MitchellThree Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern AustraliaThis species closely resembles Dasyurus ursinus, but differs in being one-third larger, and in having the canines, or laniaries, of proportionately larger size.

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