Canine

Quick meaning: Canine is an adjective meaning Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

Meaning

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

More Meanings

1. Dog-like.
2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
3. (medicine, obsolete) Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.
4. Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
5. Synonym of cuspid, the pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
6. (poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
7. (formal) Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.

Example Sentences

A lost dog sniffed around the flower beds wishing it had some canine company[…]

In many respects she made me an admirable wife. Her affection for me was canine—positively.

We carried the dog round to the yard, and I examined his head. […] I accepted the care of the canine patient.

Two canine animals in a time of dearth, may be truly said to struggle with each other which shall get food and live.

Word Forms

• canines

Synonyms for canine

Depending on context, synonyms include dogly, houndly, doglike, dog, cuspid, dogtooth.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include canid, dogtooth, eyetooth, cuspid, puppy, doggy.

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