canine

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/ˈkeɪnaɪn/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to dogs.

  2. 02

    noun

    A pointed tooth next to the front teeth.

Examples

  • I snapped the thread on my canine.

  • Lieutenant Dan Anderson sent a canine team to the crime scene.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkænaɪn/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Dog-like.

  2. Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

  3. Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.

More examples

In context

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

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

  • He tried to push Kissu into his cage, but the cougar charged back out and sank his canines into Wilson's rump.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, doglike, dogtooth”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.