Canidae vs. Canine — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Canidae and Canine
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Canidae
Canidae (; from Latin, canis, "dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans. A member of this family is called a canid ().
Canine
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the canids.
Canidae
A natural family of doglike mammals including the domestic dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes, hyenas, and coyotes.
Canine
Of, relating to, or being one of the pointed conical teeth located between the incisors and the first bicuspids.
Canidae
Dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
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Canine
An animal of the family Canidae, especially a dog.
Canine
One of the pointed, conical teeth located between the incisors and the first bicuspids. Also called cuspid.
Canine
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
Canine
Dog-like.
Canine
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
Canine
Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.
Canine
Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
Canine
(formal) Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.
Canine
In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
Canine
(poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
Canine
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.
Canine
Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
Canine
A canine tooth.
Canine
One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
Canine
Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Canine
Of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
Canine
Of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
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