canine

ca·nine

C0067300 (kā′nīn)adj.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the canids.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. One of the pointed, conical teeth located between the incisors and the first bicuspids. Also called cuspid.

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[Latin canīnus, from canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]

canine

(ˈkeɪnaɪn; ˈkæn-) adj1. of or resembling a dog; doglike2. (Animals) 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. (Dentistry) of or relating to any of the four teeth, two in each jaw, situated between the incisors and the premolarsn4. (Animals) any animal of the family Canidae5. (Dentistry) a canine tooth[C17: from Latin canīnus, from canis dog]

ca•nine

(ˈkeɪ naɪn)

adj. 1. of or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs: canine loyalty. 2. of or pertaining to any of the four single-cusped, pointed teeth, esp. prominent in dogs, situated in the upper and lower jaws next to the incisors. n. 3. a canid. 4. a dog. 5. one of the four pointed teeth of the jaws. [1350–1400; Middle English: canine tooth (< Middle French) < Latin canīnus=can(is) dog + -īnus -ine¹]

ca·nine

(kā′nīn)Adjective1. Relating to a family of meat-eating mammals that includes the dogs, wolves, foxes, and coyotes.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.Noun1. An animal belonging to the canine family of mammals.2. A canine tooth.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	canine - one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolarscanine tooth, cuspid, eye tooth, eyetooth, dogtoothfang - canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its preytooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
	2.	canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzlescanidcarnivore - a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"Canidae, family Canidae - dogs; wolves; jackals; foxesbitch - female of any member of the dog familyCanis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"wolf - any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packsCanis aureus, jackal - Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pairwild dog - any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolveshyaena, hyena - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrionfox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packspaw - a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
Adj.	1.	canine - of or relating to a pointed conical toothlaniary
	2.	canine - of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidaezoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals

Translations

犬的

canine

(ˈkeinain) adjective like, or of, a dog or dogs. canine characteristics. 犬的 犬的canine teeth in man, the four sharp-pointed teeth. 犬牙 犬牙