canine

Definitions


[ˈkanʌɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or resembling a dog or dogs
(e.g: canine behavioural problems)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in canine): from French, from Latin caninus, from canis ‘dog’


[ˈkanʌɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a dog
(e.g: the majority agreed with neutering stray canines)

- a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars of a mammal, often greatly enlarged in carnivores
(e.g: most primates use their canine teeth for fighting)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in canine): from French, from Latin caninus, from canis ‘dog’




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