Definition of canine Canine
/kejˈnajˌn/ - [keynayn] - ca•nine
We found 16 definitions of canine from 6 different sources.
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What does canine mean?
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NounPlural: canines |
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| canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles | ||
| canid | ||
| carnivore any animal that feeds on flesh; "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores" | ||
| canidae, family canidae dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes | ||
| bitch female of any member of the dog family | ||
| canis familiaris, domestic dog, dog a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" | ||
| wolf any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs | ||
| canis aureus, jackal Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair | ||
| wild dog any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves | ||
| hyaena, hyena doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion | ||
| fox alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs | ||
| canine - one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars | ||
| canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid | ||
| tooth a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it" | ||
Adjectivecanine, caniner, caninest |
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| canine - of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae | ||
| zoological science, zoology the branch of biology that studies animals | ||
| canine - of or relating to a pointed conical tooth | ||
| laniary | ||
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Wiktionary 
- canine (Noun)
A dog or wolf, as distinct from a fox, which is a vulpine. - canine (Noun)
In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid. - canine (Noun)
A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity. - canine (Adjective)
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. - canine (Adjective)
Dog -like. - canine (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- canine (a.)
Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog. - canine (a.)
Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors. - canine (n.)
A canine tooth.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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canine
One of the teeth.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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canine
ka-nīn′, adj. like or pertaining to the dog.—Canine appetite, an inordinate appetite; Canine letter = R; Canine teeth, the four sharp-pointed tearing teeth in most mammals, one on each side of the upper and lower jaw, between the incisors or cutting teeth and the molars or grinders. [L. caninus, canis, a dog.]
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🔤- canine, noun, singular of canines.
- canine, adjective.
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