canine
noun/ˈkeɪnaɪn/
/ˈkeɪnaɪn/
- (also canine tooth)one of the four pointed teeth in the front of a human’s or animal’s mouth compare incisor, molar, premolar, wisdom toothTopics Bodyc2
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- (formal) a dogTopics Animalsc2
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense 1): from French, from Latin caninus, from canis ‘dog’.
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