Canine /(?)/

Ca·nine

Canine

a.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  1. A canine tooth. (Anat.)