canine

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
2. Dog-like.
3. Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
4. (obsolete) Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.

Noun

1. Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
2. 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.
3. In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
4. (slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.

Synonyms

canine tooth

cuspid

dog

🐕

eyetooth

hound

fang

canid

laniary

dogtooth

eye tooth

doglike

doggish

relating to dogs

bowwow

gos

cynic

cynical

dog-tooth

pooch

puppy

tusk

tyke

watchdog

dog’s teeth

dog’s-tooth

K-9

Hyphenated as

ca‧nine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkeɪnaɪn/

Etymology

Cognate with French: canin

In summary

From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, dog-like”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.