canine

[key-nahyn] /ˈkeɪ naɪn/
adjective
1.
of or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs:
canine loyalty.
2.
Anatomy, Zoology. of or pertaining to the four pointed teeth, especially prominent in dogs, situated one on each side of each jaw, next to the incisors.
noun
3.
a canid.
4.
a dog.
5.
a canine tooth; cuspid.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English canine canine tooth (< Middle French) < Latin canīnus, equivalent to can(is) dog + -īnus -ine1
Related forms
caninity
[key-nin-i-tee] /keɪˈnɪn ɪ ti/ (Show IPA), noun
supercanine, adjective, noun
Examples from the web for canine
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  • Scientists have completed a rough sketch of the canine genome.
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  • Their canine teeth are much more prominent than ours.
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  • canine references to people are considered offensive in my part of the world.
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  • The coyote, that cunning canine of wide-open spaces, has come to the nation's capital.
  • Handles dog urine well, too, so it's a good choice if there are a lot of canine pets in your neighborhood.
British Dictionary definitions for canine

canine

/ˈkeɪnaɪn; ˈkæn-/
adjective
1.
of or resembling a dog; doglike
2.
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)
3.
of or relating to any of the four teeth, two in each jaw, situated between the incisors and the premolars
noun
4.
any animal of the family Canidae
5.
a canine tooth
Word Origin
C17: from Latin canīnus, from canis dog
Word Origin and History for canine
n.

"pointed tooth," late 14c., from Latin caninus "of the dog," genitive of canis "dog" (source of Italian cane, French chien), from PIE root *kwon- "dog" (cf. Greek kyon, Old English hund, Old High German hunt, Old Irish cu, Welsh ci, Sanskrit svan-, Avestan spa, Russian sobaka (apparently from an Iranian source, e.g. Median spaka), Armenian shun, Lithuanian šuo). The noun meaning "dog" is first recorded 1869.

adj.

c.1600, of teeth, from canine (n.) or Latin caninus. Meaning "pertaining to a dog or dogs" is from 1620s.

canine in Medicine

canine ca·nine (kā'nīn)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of members of the family Canidae.

  2. Of, relating to, or being one of the pointed conical teeth located between the incisors and the first bicuspids.

n.

  1. An animal of the family Canidae, especially a dog.

  2. A canine tooth.

canine in Science
canine
  (kā'nīn)   
Adjective  

  1. Characteristic of or resembling dogs, wolves, or related animals.

  2. Relating to any of the four pointed teeth located behind the incisors in most mammals. In carnivores, the canine teeth are adapted for cutting and tearing meat.


Noun  A canine tooth.