canine
IPA: kˈeɪnaɪn
noun
- Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
- (formal) 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.
- In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
- (poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
adjective
- Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
- Dog-like.
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
- (medicine, obsolete) Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.
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Examples of "canine" in Sentences
- They are canine osseous tumors.
- The upper incisors and canines are larger.
- Canine distemper virus and Paget's disease.
- That's in addition to the canine connection.
- This was the first canine fatality of the race.
- This was the point where the canine radiation began.
- Viral diseases include canine distemper and influenza.
- Maxillary canines begin to calcify by 4 months of age.
- In vitro efficacy of ribavirin against canine distemper virus.
- The canine is relatively small and the front premolar is narrow.