canine

Adjective
  1. Of or relating to a pointed conical tooth (synset 302688598)
    same as: laniary
  2. Of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae (synset 302688440)
    referred to in: zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
Noun
  1. One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars (synset 105314590)
    is a type of: tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
    subtypes: fang - canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey
    same as: canine tooth, cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth
  2. Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles (synset 102085998)
    is a type of: carnivore - a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
    subtypes:
    • bitch - female of any member of the dog family
    • canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
    • wolf - any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
    • canis aureus, jackal - Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
    • wild dog - any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
    • hyaena, hyena - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
    • fox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
    belongs to: canidae, family canidae - dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
    has: paw - a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
    same as: canid

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