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The correct spelling is canine.
How to pronounce canine
/kəˈnaɪn/
nounIPA: /kəˈnaɪn/
Say it like: Can-ine
The correct spelling is canine. Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
- 2.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.A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
adjective
- 1.Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
- 2.Dog-like.
- 3.Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
- 4.Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.
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