- canine⇄adj. 1. of a dog; like a dog.
Ex. canine faithfulness.
2. like that of a dog.
Ex. The glutton had a canine appetite.
3. of or belonging to a group of meat-eating animals including dogs, foxes, and wolves. The coyote is a canine - canine⇄canine, adjective, noun.
- canine⇄noun 1. a dog.
2. any animal belonging to a group of meat-eating animals including dogs, foxes, and wolves.
3. a canine tooth; cuspid.
Ex. There are incisors for cutting; canines, for tearing; premolars and molars for grinding (A. M.