Definition of canine

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Canine (a.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.

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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..
Heterodont :: Heterodont (a.) Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont..
Eyetooth :: Eyetooth (n.) A canine tooth of the upper jaw.
Rabies :: Rabies (n.) Same as Hydrophobia (b); canine madness.
Incisor :: Incisor (n.) One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth.
Tusk :: Tusk (n.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth..
Phagedena :: Phagedena (n.) A canine appetite; bulimia.
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..
Laniary :: Laniary (a.) Lacerating or tearing; as, the laniary canine teeth..
Caninal :: Caninal (a.) See Canine, a..
Bitch :: Bitch (n.) The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox..
Pup :: Pup (v. i.) To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine species..
Puppy :: Puppy (n.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp..
Dogtooth :: Dogtooth (n.) See Canine tooth, under Canine..
Canine :: Canine (n.) A canine tooth.
Canine :: 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..
Hydrophobia :: Hydrophobia (n.) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:.
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..
Bicuspid :: Bicuspid (n.) One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See Tooth, n..
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..
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