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# canine

«canine» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with dogs or the dog family: canine behaviour, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (canine); noun (a canine, canines)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Canine means to do with dogs or the dog family: canine behaviour, a canine friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#m1)

2) A canine is a dog or a member of the dog family, like a wolf, fox or coyote. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#m2)

3) A canine (canine tooth) is one of the four pointed teeth next to your front teeth, used for tearing food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, animals are grouped into families: canines (dogs, wolves, foxes) and felines (cats). In teeth lessons, humans have incisors for cutting, canines for tearing and molars for grinding; meat-eaters have big canines. Police dogs are in the «K-9» unit (sounds like canine). Phrases: «canine teeth», «canine unit», «canine companion».

### examples

- Your canine teeth are sharp and pointed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#x1)
- Wolves and foxes are canines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#x2)
- A lion uses its long canines to grip its prey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#x3)
- The police canine unit uses dogs to find things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#x4)
- Dogs show canine behaviour like sniffing and wagging. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#x5)
- Count your canines in the mirror: you have four. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#x6)
- Feline means cats; canine means dogs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#x7)
- The vet is an expert in canine health. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/#x8)

### note

Say «KAY-nine». «K-9» is a pun on canine. Related: feline (cats), bovine (cows), equine (horses). Safety: always ask the owner before stroking a dog.

### In the corpora

- [Mandrills have very long canine teeth, and a wide yawn shows them off as a warning to rivals.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/126-the-lion-king-hyenas-rafiki-and-zazu/12/)
- [A grown-up set has 8 incisors for cutting, 4 canines for gripping, 8 premolars and 12 molars for grinding.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth/10/)
- [Canines are pointed teeth for tearing food.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/35-teeth-and-care/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «canine» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canine/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.