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4 fewer HD.
Fire and acid (or poison) breath instead.
Poison claws vs energy drain bite.
Then we can go back and forth over caster level and particulars perhaps.
Don't most linnorms get 2 distinct breath weapons? In any case, the original text clearly says he should get to choose one or the other each time. Sounds like they should both be cones.