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Definition of canine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

canine

noun
 
/ˈkeɪnaɪn/
 
/ˈkeɪnaɪn/
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  1. (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
  2. (formal) a dogTopics Animalsc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in sense 1): from French, from Latin caninus, from canis ‘dog’.
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