Definition of Canne
Ca*nine" (?), a. [L.
caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin. See
Hound.] 1. Of or pertaining to the
family Canidæ, or dogs and wolves; having the nature
or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the
pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
Canine appetite, a morbidly voracious
appetite; bulimia. -- Canine letter,
the letter r. See R. -- Canine
madness, hydrophobia. -- Canine
tooth, a tooth situated between the incisor and
bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs;
usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of each jaw;
an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the lower
jaw.
Ca*nine", n. (Anat.) A
canine tooth.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Pertaining to dogs.
- A dog or wolf, as distinct from a fox, which is a vulpine.
- In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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