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Webster 1913 Edition


Canine

Ca-nine′

,
Adj.
[L.
caninus
, fr.
canis
dog: cf. F.
canin
. See
Hound
.]
1.
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.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
Canine appetite
,
a morbidly voracious appetite; bulimia.
Canine letter
,
the letter r. See
R
.
Canine madness
,
hydrophobia.
Canine tooth
,
a tooth situated between the incisor and bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs; usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of each jaw; an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the lower jaw.

Ca-nine′

,
Noun.
(Anat.)
A canine tooth.

Webster 1828 Edition


Canine

CANINE

,
Adj.
Pertaining to dogs; having the properties or qualities of a dog; as a canine appetite, insatiable hunger; canine madness, or hydrophobia.
Canine teeth are two sharp pointed teeth in each jaw of an animal, one on each side, between the incisors and grinders; so named from their resemblance to a dogs teeth.

Definition 2024


canine

canine

English

Adjective

canine (not comparable)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
    • 1913, Sax Rohmer, The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, ch. 8,
      We carried the dog round to the yard, and I examined his head. . . . I accepted the care of the canine patient.
    • 2005, Gareth Roberts, Only Human, page 17
      A lost dog sniffed around the flower beds wishing it had some canine company []
  2. Dog-like.
    • 1891, Arthur Quiller-Couch, "The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands," Noughts & Crosses,
      In many respects she made me an admirable wife. Her affection for me was canine—positively.
  3. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
    • 1872, Charles Darwin, Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals, ch. 10,
      Then his upper lip may be seen to be raised, especially at the corners, so that his huge canine teeth are exhibited.

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Noun

canine (plural canines)

  1. Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
  2. (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.
    • 2010, M. S. Mititch, The Spychip Conspiracy, page 189
      The canine ran across the room to the open window, put his front paws on the sill and pointed his nose at the sidewalk below.
  3. In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
    • 2006, Amy Sutherland, Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Animal Trainers
      He tried to push Kissu into his cage, but the cougar charged back out and sank his canines into Wilson's rump.
  4. (poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
    • 2005, Dennis Purdy, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold'em, page 270
      You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine") in your pocket.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanin/

Adjective

canine

  1. feminine singular of canin.

Noun

canine f (plural canines)

  1. canine, cuspid.

Anagrams


Italian

Adjective

canine

  1. feminine plural of canino

Latin

Adjective

canīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of canīnus