ca|nine

ca|nine «KAY nyn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. of a dog; like a dog: »

canine faithfulness.

2. like that of a dog: »

The glutton had a canine appetite.

3. of or belonging to a group of meat-eating animals including dogs, foxes, and wolves. The coyote is a canine animal.

–n.

1. a dog.

2. any animal belonging to a group of meat-eating animals including dogs, foxes, and wolves.

3. a canine tooth; cuspid: »

There are incisors for cutting; canines, for tearing; premolars and molars for grinding (A. M. Winchester).

╂[< Latin canīnus < canis dog]