canine

English Thesaurus

1. any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	carnivore,
definition	:	a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	bitch,
definition	:	female of any member of the dog family (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog,
definition	:	a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	wolf,
definition	:	any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	canis aureus, jackal,
definition	:	Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	wild dog,
definition	:	any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	hyaena, hyena,
definition	:	doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	fox,
definition	:	alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	paw,
definition	:	a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	canidae, family canidae,
definition	:	dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes (noun.animal)

2. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars (noun.body)

hypernym	:	tooth,
definition	:	hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense (noun.body)

hyponym	:	fang,
definition	:	canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey (noun.animal)

3. of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae (adj.pert)

domain category	:	zoological science, zoology,
definition	:	the branch of biology that studies animals (noun.cognition)

4. any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles (noun.animal)

derivation	:	canine,
definition	:	of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae (adj.pert)

5. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars (noun.body)

derivation	:	cuspate, cuspated, cusped, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidated,
definition	:	having cusps or points (adj.all)

derivation	:	canine, laniary,
definition	:	of or relating to a pointed conical tooth (adj.pert)

6. of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	canidae, family canidae,
definition	:	dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes (noun.animal)

derivation	:	canid, canine,
definition	:	any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles (noun.animal)

7. of or relating to a pointed conical tooth (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	canine, canine tooth, cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth,
definition	:	one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars (noun.body)

derivation	:	canine, canine tooth, cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth,
definition	:	one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars (noun.body)

8. any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles (noun.animal)

derivation	:	canine,
definition	:	of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae (adj.pert)

9. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars (noun.body)

derivation	:	cuspate, cuspated, cusped, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidated,
definition	:	having cusps or points (adj.all)

derivation	:	canine, laniary,
definition	:	of or relating to a pointed conical tooth (adj.pert)

10. of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	canidae, family canidae,
definition	:	dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes (noun.animal)

derivation	:	canid, canine,
definition	:	any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles (noun.animal)

11. of or relating to a pointed conical tooth (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	canine, canine tooth, cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth,
definition	:	one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars (noun.body)

derivation	:	canine, canine tooth, cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth,
definition	:	one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars (noun.body)