English Explanatory Dictionary

canine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
Dog-like.
Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.

noun

Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.
Synonym of cuspid, the pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.

Pronunciation

kāʹnīn kaʹnīn /ˈkeɪnaɪn/ /ˈkænaɪn/ /kəˈnaɪn/ kāʹnīn' /ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/ en-au-canine.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-canine.wav

Word forms

canine canines

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Related words

lupine vulpine Canini

Derived words

canicross caninal canine council canine distemper canine distemper virus canine epileptoid cramping syndrome canine hysteria caninekind canine letter caninelike caninely canine madness canineness canine tooth caniniform caninity caninize caninophile condylocanine intercanine noncanine postcanine precanine pretercanine pseudocanine supercanine uncanine caninoid K9

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