Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
Hunde-, Hunds-, hundeartig
соба́чийsobáčij, пси́ныйpsínyj
пе́сячийpésjačyj, соба́чийsobáčyj, пся́чийpsjáčyj
(not comparable)Dog-like.
hundeartig, hündisch
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
(not comparable, obsolete)Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.
- of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
- of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
Examples
19 sentencesThe creature had ridiculously huge canines.
The creature had baboon-like canines.
Ziri went back for his canine.
I snapped the thread on my canine.
deIch riss den Faden mit meinem Eckzahn ab. — Yorwba
Don't forget to bring your canine companion.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, doglike, dogtooth”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French caniFrom Latin canīnus (“of dogs, doglike, dogtooth”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.
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