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.

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 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]