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canine

/ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
ca-nine
IPA
/ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

adj

Dog-like.

adj

Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.

adj

Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.

Obsolete

noun

Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.

noun

Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.

Formal

noun

Synonym of cuspid, the pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.

noun

A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/
  • British English: /ˈkeɪnaɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

canines (plural)

Derived Forms

canicross caninal caninekind caninelike caninely canineness caniniform caninity caninize caninophile condylocanine intercanine

Phrases

canine council canine distemper canine distemper virus canine epileptoid cramping syndrome canine hysteria canine letter canine madness canine tooth

Frequently Paired Words

lupine vulpine Canini

Synonyms

cuspid dogly houndly doglike dog laniary canid canine tooth eyetooth eye tooth dogtooth

Homonyms

K9

Rhymes With

k9 line in line fine online design red line sign mine nine gold mine wine

Questions

How do you pronounce canine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/.
What does canine mean?
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
Where does canine come from?
From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, doglike, dogtooth”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.

How to pronounce canine

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