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Added 9 October 2026

canine

/ˈkeɪnaɪn/ noun

In Latin: canīnus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about canine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars.
Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles.

adjective

Of or relating to a pointed conical tooth.
Of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae.

Origin

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

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