Thesaurus: canine

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1. a. Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.
2. a. Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
3. n. A canine tooth.
4. adj. of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
5. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
6. n. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
7. n. any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
8. 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 toth, a toth situated between the incisor and bicuspid teeth, so called because well developen 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. A canine tooth.
9. Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side theincisors. Canine appetite, a morbidly voracious appetite; bulimia.-- Canine letter, the letter r. See R.-- Canine madness, hydrophobia.-- Canine toth, a toth situated between the incisor and bicuspidteeth, so called because well developen in dogs; usually, the thirdtooth from the front on each side of each jaw; an eyetooth, or thecorresponding tooth in the lower jaw.
10. j:60/n:40 n. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars n. any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles a. of or relating to a pointed conical tooth