canine letter

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canine letter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Canine \Ca*nine"\, a. [L. caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin.
     See Hound.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the family Canid[ae], or dogs and
        wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that
        or those of a dog.
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     2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side
        the incisors.
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     Canine appetite, a morbidly voracious appetite; bulimia.
  
     Canine letter, the letter r. See R.
  
     Canine madness, hydrophobia.
  
     Canine tooth, a tooth situated between the incisor and
        bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs;
        usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of
        each jaw; an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the
        lower jaw.
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