canine
adjective
[ ˈkeɪnʌɪn ]
• relating to or resembling a dog or dogs.
• "canine behavioural problems"
canine
noun
• a dog.
• "the majority agreed with neutering stray canines"
• a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars of a mammal, often greatly enlarged in carnivores.
• "most primates use their canine teeth for fighting"
Origin:
late Middle English (in canine (sense 2 of the noun)): from French, from Latin caninus, from canis ‘dog’.
