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canine /ˈkeɪnʌɪn / /ˈkanʌɪn/adjective1Relating to or resembling a dog or dogs: canine behavioural problems...- At the nearby Scott Base, seals are infected with canine distemper, a virus passed to them by researchers' dogs.
- Vets are advising owners of unvaccinated puppies in particular to be on their guard for the parvo virus, or canine distemper, which can kill dogs in a matter of days.
- Though researchers are busy working on vaccines for plague and canine distemper, such tools are still a long way off.
1.1 Zoology Relating to animals of the dog family: related canine species...- Shawn went on to say that he always envied the animals of the canine family for having this ability.
- It will then be compared to small amounts of sequence from 10 to 20 other breeds, including the beagle, to study genetic variation within the canine species.
- The swift fox is a member of the canine family and can be distinguished from other foxes by its small size (the size of a house cat), the black spot on each side of its nose, and its tipped black tail.
noun1A dog: the majority agreed with neutering stray canines...- The chief has puffed eyes and dark under-eye circles, thanks to ceaseless barking by stray canines in the vicinity of the Thackeray residence.
- Unveiling plans to rid the city of stray canines, the Governor has urged city residents to eat more dog meat.
- If Scroffles the mangy mutt could turn into the beautiful Sam, then there really is hope for all the stray canines.
1.1 Zoology An animal of the dog family.No, it was not a dog's head but probably of one of the wild canines; a wolf or perhaps a jackal....- The owls were picked from the birds of prey, wolves from canines, dolphins from sea mammals.
- The rust-colored canine, closely related to the gray wolf, lives in small, social packs that meet three times a day and occupy territories that span just a few miles.
2 (also canine tooth) A pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars of a mammal, often greatly enlarged in carnivores: most primates use their canine teeth for fighting...- Each jaw has four incisors, two canines, and four molars.
- Our teeth include incisors and canines designed for tearing flesh.
- Behind the canines are the premolars, or bicuspids.
OriginLate Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun): from French, from Latin caninus, from canis 'dog'. |