canine
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views updated May 14 2018ca·nine / ˈkāˌnīn/ •
adj. of, relating to, or resembling a dog or dogs: canine distemper virus. ∎ Zool. of or relating to animals of the dog family.•
n. 1. a dog. ∎ Zool. another term for canid.2. (also canine tooth) a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars of a mammal, often greatly enlarged in carnivores.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
canine
oxford
views updated May 29 2018canine 1. Pertaining to a dog.
2. A conical, pointed tooth situated between the
incisors and
premolars, particularly well developed in carnivorous mammals which use their canine teeth to seize prey. In some mammals the canines are enlarged to form tusks, in others they are reduced or absent.
A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY
canine
oxford
views updated May 29 2018canine 1. Pertaining to a dog.
2. A conical, pointed tooth situated between the
incisors and
premolars, particularly well developed in carnivorous mammals which use their canine teeth to seize prey. In some mammals the canines are enlarged to form tusks, in others they are reduced or absent.
A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY
canine
oxford
views updated May 21 2018canine XVII. — F.
canin,
-ine, or L.
canīnus,
-īna, f.
canis dog,
HOUND; see
-INE 1.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
canine
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views updated Jun 08 2018canine (kay-nyn) n. the third tooth from the midline of each jaw. There are thus four canines, two in each jaw. It is known colloquially as the
eye tooth.
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