Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
canine .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word canines.
Examples
-
Leakey notes that you can't tear flesh by hand, you can't tear hide by hand … We wouldn't have been able to deal with food source that required those large canines although we have teeth that are called canines, they bear little resemblance to the canines of carnivores.
Are we meat eaters or vegetarians? Part I | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
-
This means that your breeding cycle for canines is 4 to 6 years, for humans its 30 to 40. 2
Matthew Yglesias » Jessica Valenti on Anti-Feminists and So-Called “Hook-up Culture” 2009
-
There's some latent ability in canines that's tapped into when we select for their friendlier characteristics.
cons 2005
-
Aside from the titled canines, there’s the network of city dogs as well as the barnyard animals, all who come to the Pongo and Perdita’s aid.
-
I also believe that the canines are a lot brighter than their human team members.
-
The lion sheds only the four so-called canines, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower; and it sheds them when it is six months old.
-
Connected with the large size of the canines is the presence of a gap
-
The evolution of saber teeth is exceedingly uncommon in plant-eating animals, said Froebisch, calling the canines in the Brazilian anomodont "extraordinary."
-
No-name canines have a bite that's worse than their bark
-
No-name canines have a bite that's worse than their bark
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.