ca·nine /ˈkeˌnaɪn, ||ˈkæ-/
犬齒,犬(a.)犬的,似犬的,犬科的
ca·nine /ˈkeˌnaɪn, , ˈkænˌaɪn/ 名詞
單尖牙,犬牙,尖牙,犬齒,犬的
Ca·nine a.
1. Of or pertaining to the family Canidæ, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.
2. Anat. Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
Canine appetite, a morbidly voracious appetite; bulimia.
Canine letter, the letter r. See R.
Canine madness, hydrophobia.
Canine tooth, a tooth situated between the incisor and bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs; usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of each jaw; an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the lower jaw.
Ca·nine, n. Anat. A canine tooth.
◄ ►
canine
adj 1: of or relating to a pointed conical tooth [syn: laniary]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family
Canidae
n 1: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw)
located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: canine
tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid]
2: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and
typically long muzzles [syn: canid]