Canine+tooth

  • 11Canine letter — Canine Ca*nine , a. [L. caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin. See {Hound}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the family {Canid[ae]}, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or… …

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  • 12Canine madness — Canine Ca*nine , a. [L. caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin. See {Hound}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the family {Canid[ae]}, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or… …

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  • 13canine — [kā′nīn΄] adj. [L caninus < canis, dog: see HOUND1] 1. of or like a dog 2. of the family (Canidae) of carnivores that includes dogs, wolves, jackals, and foxes n. 1. a dog or other canine animal 2. a sharp pointed tooth on either side of the… …

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  • 14canine — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or resembling a dog. ► NOUN 1) a dog or other animal of the dog family. 2) (also canine tooth) a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars, often greatly enlarged in carnivores. ORIGIN Latin caninus, from canis… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15tooth — W2S2 [tu:θ] n plural teeth [ti:θ] ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in mouth)¦ 2¦(on a tool etc)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 fight tooth and nail 5 get your teeth into something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16Canine — Ca*nine , n. (Anat.) A canine tooth. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17canine fossa — n a depression external to and somewhat above the prominence on the surface of the superior maxillary bone caused by the socket of the canine tooth …

    Medical dictionary

  • 18tooth — toothlike, adj. /toohth/, n., pl. teeth, v., toothed /toohtht, toohdhd/, toothing /tooh thing, dhing/. n. 1. (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and… …

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  • 19canine — caninity /kay nin i tee/, n. /kay nuyn/, adj. 1. of or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs: canine loyalty. 2. Anat., Zool. of or pertaining to the four pointed teeth, esp. prominent in dogs, situated one on each side of each jaw …

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  • 20canine — 1. Relating to a dog. 2. Relating to the c. teeth. 3. SYN: c. tooth. 4. Referring to the cuspid tooth. [L. caninus] * * * ca·nine kā .nīn, Brit also kan .īn n 1) a conical pointed tooth esp one situated between the lateral incisor and the first… …

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