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canine
  1. Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
  2. (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.
  3. In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
  4. (poker) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “His closest friend was his loyal canine.”
      “He tried to push Kissu into his cage, but the cougar charged back out and sank his canines into Wilson's rump.”
caninity
  1. (uncountable) The state of being canine.
  2. The quality or feature characteristic of a dog.
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    1. “She is an apologist of sublime lewdness, of emancipated human caninity.”
caniphobia
canid
  1. Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals.
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    1. “It has a heavy skull and a massive neck, and it is also by far the shortest-legged and least cursorial canid.”
      “The evolution of the canid and felid brain was studied through examination of fossil and Recent cranial endocasts.”
      “What he realised is that the Australian dingo is the original canid that formed an alliance with humans.”
canineness
  1. (uncountable) The state of being canine.
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caniphobias
  1. plural of caniphobia
caninities
canines
  1. plural of canine
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  3. Examples:
    1. “We recognize four basic kinds of teeth in an individual's jaw, the incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.”
      “His artsy-craftsy zoo has a wide range of snakes, alligators, canines, dinosaurs, kangaroos, horses, dolphins, apes, chimpanzees et al.”
      “Ruminants also lack incisors in the upper jaw, and most lack canines in the upper jaw as well.”
canids
  1. plural of canid
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    1. “Of further interest, these canids also tend toward facultative monogamy and toward minimal sexual dimorphism.”
      “Unlike most large canids, wild dogs do not announce their presence by howling, but with a scent message that can last for months.”
      “Certainly, paternal care is the general rule amongst canids so it might be expected in the maned wolf.”
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