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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•nine /ˈkeɪnaɪn/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Mammalsof or like a dog: The canine patrol is a group of dogs used in police work.
- Anatomy, Zoologyof or relating to any of the four pointed teeth found next to the incisors:canine teeth.
n. [countable] - Mammalsa dog.
- Dentistryone of the four pointed teeth of the jaws.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•nine (kā′nīn),USA pronunciation adj. - Mammalsof or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs:canine loyalty.
- Anatomy, Zoologyof or pertaining to the four pointed teeth, esp. prominent in dogs, situated one on each side of each jaw, next to the incisors.
n. - Mammalsa canid.
- Mammalsa dog.
- Anatomy, Zoology, Dentistrya canine tooth;
cuspid. See illus. under tooth.
- Latin canīnus, equivalent. to can(is) dog + -īnus -ine1
- Middle French)
- Middle English canine canine tooth (1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: canine /ˈkeɪnaɪn ˈkæn-/ adj - of or resembling a dog; doglike
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Canidae, a family of mammals, including dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, typically having a bushy tail, erect ears, and a long muzzle: order Carnivora (carnivores)
- of or relating to any of the four teeth, two in each jaw, situated between the incisors and the premolars
n
also: canid /ˈkænɪd/ - any animal of the family Canidae
- a canine tooth
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin canīnus, from canis dog |