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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canine \Ca*nine"\, n. (Anat.) A canine tooth. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canine \Ca*nine"\, a. [L. caninus fr canis dog: cf F. canin. See {Hound}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the family {Canid[ae]}, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors. {Canine appetite}, a morbidly voracious appetite; bulimia. {Canine letter}, the letter r. See {R}. {Canine madness}, hydrophobia. {Canine tooth}, a tooth situated between the incisor and bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs; usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of each jaw; an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the lower jaw. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: canine adj 1: of or relating to a pointed conical tooth 2: (zoology) of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae n 1: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {eyetooth}, {dogtooth}, {cuspid}] 2: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles [syn: {canid}]
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