Canine /(?)/
Ca·nine
Canine
a.
- Of or pertaining to the family Canidæ, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.
- Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors. (Anat.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Canine appetite
- a morbidly voracious appetite; bulimia.
- Canine letter
- the letter r. See R.
- Canine madness
- hydrophobia.
- Canine tooth
- a tooth situated between the incisor and bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs; usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of each jaw; an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the lower jaw.
Canine
n.
- A canine tooth. (Anat.)