canine

English

Etymology

From Latin caninus (“of the dog, dog-like”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ˈkā-ˌnīn, enPR: ˈkaˌnīn, IPA: /ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/, IPA: /ˈkæˌnaɪn/, SAMPA: /"keI'naIn/, SAMPA: /"k{'naIn/
• (US) enPR: ˈkā-ˌnīn, IPA: /ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/, SAMPA: /"KeI'naIn/

Adjective

canine (not comparable)

1. Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
   • 1913, Sax Rohmer, The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, ch. 8,

     We carried the dog round to the yard, and I examined his head. . . . I accepted the care of the canine patient.

2. Dog-like.
   • 1891, Arthur Quiller-Couch, "The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands," Noughts & Crosses,

     In many respects she made me an admirable wife. Her affection for me was canine—positively.

3. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
   • 1872, Charles Darwin, Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals, ch. 10,

     Then his upper lip may be seen to be raised, especially at the corners, so that his huge canine teeth are exhibited.

Translations

pertaining to dogs

Arabic: ناب (ar) (nab) m. Bulgarian: кучешки (bg) Catalan: caní (ca) Finnish: koira- (fi) Greek: κυνικός (el) (kynikós) m., σκυλίσιος (el) (skylísios) m. Hindi: श्वानीय (hi) (shwaaneeya) m. Italian: canino (it)

Latin: caninus (la) Polish: psi (pl) m. Portuguese: canino (pt) m. Russian: собачий (ru) (sobáčij) Spanish: canino (es) Volapük: dogik (vo)

Noun

canine (plural canines)

Wikipedia

1. A dog or wolf, as distinct from a fox, which is a vulpine.
2. In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
3. (poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity

Translations

dog or wolf

Finnish: koiraeläin (fi)

Latin: canis

canine tooth — see canine tooth

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

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French

Adjective

canine f.

1. feminine of canin

Anagrams

• ancien

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Italian

Adjective

canine f.

1. Feminine plural form of canino

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Latin

Adjective

canīne

1. vocative masculine singular of canīnus