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canine

ca·nine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [key-nahyn]
    • /ˈkeɪ naɪn/
    • /ˈkeɪ.naɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [key-nahyn]
    • /ˈkeɪ naɪn/

Definitions of canine word

  • adjective canine Canine means relating to dogs. 3
  • countable noun canine Canine teeth or canines are pointed teeth near the front of the mouth of humans and of some animals. 3
  • adjective canine of or resembling a dog; doglike 3
  • adjective canine of, relating to, or belonging to the Canidae, a family of mammals, including dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, typically having a bushy tail, erect ears, and a long muzzle: order Carnivora (carnivores) 3
  • adjective canine of or relating to any of the four teeth, two in each jaw, situated between the incisors and the premolars 3
  • noun canine any animal of the family Canidae 3

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Origin of canine

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English canine canine tooth (< Middle French) < Latin canīnus, equivalent to can(is) dog + -īnus -ine1

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Parts of speech for Canine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

canine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

canine usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for canine

noun canine

  • mutt — a dog, especially a mongrel.
  • cur — A cur is an unfriendly dog, especially a mongrel.
  • wolf — any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
  • chow — Food can be referred to as chow.
  • hound — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).

adjective canine

  • doglike — similar to a dog; having the appearance, traits, etc., of a dog.
  • doggish — like a dog; canine: doggish affection.
  • doggy — a little dog or a puppy.

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