canine

== English == === Etymology === From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, doglike, dogtooth”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kāʹnīn, kaʹnīn, (rare) kə-nīnʹ, IPA(key): /ˈkeɪnaɪn/, /ˈkænaɪn/, (rare) /kəˈnaɪn/ (General American) enPR: kāʹnīn', (rare) kə-nīnʹ, IPA(key): /ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/, (rare) /kəˈnaɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪnaɪn, -ænaɪn, -aɪn Homophone: K9 Hyphenation: ca‧nine === Adjective === canine (not comparable) Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. Dog-like. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs. (medicine, obsolete) Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders. ==== Synonyms ==== (of dogs): dogly, houndly (dog-like): dogly, doglike, houndly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === canine (plural canines) Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae. (formal) 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. Synonym of cuspid, the pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals. (poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity. ==== Synonyms ==== (dog or wolf): dog ==== Derived terms ==== caninoid K9 ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== lupine vulpine Canini (tribe within subfamily Caninae) ==== References ==== Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN === Anagrams === neanic == French == === Etymology === From Latin canina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.nin/ === Adjective === canine feminine singular of canin === Noun === canine f (plural canines) canine, cuspid ==== Synonyms ==== croc === Further reading === “canine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ancien == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈni.ne/ Rhymes: -ine Hyphenation: ca‧nì‧ne === Adjective === canine feminine plural of canino === Anagrams === cennai, nencia, nicena == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kaˈniː.nɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kaˈniː.ne] === Adjective === canīne vocative masculine singular of canīnus