Canine teeth or canines are pointed teeth near the front of the mouth of humans and of some animals.
canine in British English
(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 also: canid (ˈkænɪd)
4.
any animal of the family Canidae
5.
a canine tooth
Word origin
C17: from Latin canīnus, from canis dog
canine in American English
(ˈkeɪˌnaɪn)
adjective
1.
of or like a dog
2.
of the family (Canidae) of carnivores that includes dogs, wolves, jackals, and foxes
noun
3.
a dog or other canine animal
4.
a sharp-pointed tooth on either side of the upper jaw and lower jaw, between the incisors and the bicuspids, having a long single root; a cuspid or (in the upper jaw) eyetooth
: in full canine tooth
Word origin
L caninus < canis, dog: see hound1
Examples of 'canine' in a sentence
canine
The inventor and his canine sidekick go on the hunt for a destructive giant rabbit.
The Sun (2010)
The race is tight between our cute canine contenders.
The Sun (2015)
It was retweeted thousands of times, and a new canine internet star was born.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
WE are a nation of dog lovers but our canine pals are not always welcome on British beaches in the summer.
The Sun (2014)
The canine star of a TV show tries to find his way home when he gets mailed across America.
The Sun (2013)
The canine star of a TV show tries to find his way home when he accidentally getsmailed across America.
The Sun (2012)
Word lists with
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In other languages
canine
British English: canine ADJECTIVE
Canine means relating to dogs.
...research into canine diseases.
American English: canine
Brazilian Portuguese: canino
Chinese: 犬的
European Spanish: canino
French: canin
German: Hunde-
Italian: canino
Japanese: イヌ科の
Korean: 개의
European Portuguese: canino
Latin American Spanish: canino
All related terms of 'canine'
canine corps
a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security , tracking , etc
canine distemper
any of various infectious diseases of animals, esp canine distemper , a highly contagious viral disease of dogs , characterized initially by high fever and a discharge from the nose and eyes
canine parvovirus
a highly contagious viral disease of dogs characterized by vomiting , haemorrhagic diarrhoea , depression , and, in severe cases, death
canine leptospirosis
an often fatal intestinal disease in dogs , caused by any of several spirochetes of the genus Leptospira
infectious canine hepatitis
a disease of dogs caused by an adenovirus and characterized by signs of liver disease