Definition of canine

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Canine (a.) Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog..

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Heterodont :: Heterodont (a.) Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont..
Phagedena :: Phagedena (n.) A canine appetite; bulimia.
Machairodus :: Machairodus (n.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers..
Hydrophobia :: Hydrophobia (n.) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:.
Incisor :: Incisor (n.) One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth.
Laniariform :: Laniariform (a.) Shaped like a laniary, or canine, tooth..
Laniary :: Laniary (a.) A laniary, or canine, tooth..
Tusk :: Tusk (n.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth..
Canine :: Canine (a.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
Caninal :: Caninal (a.) See Canine, a..
Puppy :: Puppy (n.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp..
Baboon :: Baboon (n.) One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape..
Bitch :: Bitch (n.) The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox..
Eyetooth :: Eyetooth (n.) A canine tooth of the upper jaw.
Pup :: Pup (v. i.) To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine species..
Water Deer :: Water deer () A small Chinese deer (Hydropotes inermis). Both sexes are destitute of antlers, but the male has large, descending canine tusks..
Narwhal :: Narwhal (n.) An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side..
Molar :: Molar (n.) Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars. See Tooth..
Xiphodon :: Xiphodon (n.) An extinct genus of artiodactylous mammals found in the European Tertiary formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth..
Worm :: Worm (n.) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness..
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