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canine

ca·nine

UK/ˈkeɪnaɪn/ US/ˈkænaɪn/ uncommon formal obsolete slang
adjective (2) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

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2.

of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae

noun

1.

one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

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2.

any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

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Origin

From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, doglike, dogtooth”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.

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  • canine council
  • canine distemper
  • canine distemper virus
  • canine epileptoid cramping syndrome
  • canine hysteria
  • canine letter
  • canine madness
  • canine tooth

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