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   canine

   /ˈkeɪnʌɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or resembling a dog or dogs: "canine behavioural problems"
   • ▪ relating to animals of the dog family: "related canine species"

   noun

   • 1. a dog: "the majority agreed with neutering stray canines"
   • ▪ an animal of the dog family.
   • 2. a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars of a mammal, often greatly enlarged in carnivores: "most primates use their canine teeth for fighting"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in canine (sense 2 of the noun)): from French, from Latin caninus, from canis ‘dog’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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