Definition of Canine

1. Adjective. Of or relating to a pointed conical tooth.

Exact synonyms: Laniary

2. Noun. One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars.
Exact synonyms: Canine Tooth, Cuspid, Dogtooth, Eye Tooth, Eyetooth
Specialized synonyms: Fang
Generic synonyms: Tooth
Derivative terms: Cuspidal

3. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae.
Category relationships: Zoological Science, Zoology
Partainyms: Canidae

4. Noun. Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles.
Exact synonyms: Canid
Generic synonyms: Carnivore
Group relationships: Canidae, Family Canidae
Specialized synonyms: Bitch, Canis Familiaris, Dog, Domestic Dog, Wolf, Canis Aureus, Jackal, Wild Dog, Hyaena, Hyena, Fox
Terms within: Paw

Definition of Canine

1. a. Of or pertaining to the family Canidæ, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.

2. n. A canine tooth.

Definition of Canine

1. Adjective. Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. ¹

2. Adjective. Dog-like. ¹

3. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs. ¹

4. Noun. A dog or wolf, as distinct from a fox, which is a vulpine. ¹

5. Noun. In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid. ¹

6. Noun. (context: poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Canine

1. a dog [n -S]

Medical Definition of Canine

1. Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a dog. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canine

canhouse
canhouses
canicide
canicides
canicola fever
canicular
canicular days
canicule
canid
canids
canier
caniest
canikin
canikins
caninal
canine (current term)
canine adenovirus 1
canine amoebiasis
canine babesiosis
canine borreliosis
canine chorea
canine distemper
canine distemper virus
canine dysautonomia
canine ehrlichiosis
canine eminence
canine fossa
canine hereditary blindness
canine herpesvirus
canine herpetovirus

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