Synonyms for canines
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : key-nahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ naɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for canines Other synonyms for the word canines
Définition of canines
Origin :- c.1600, of teeth, from canine (n.) or Latin caninus. Meaning "pertaining to a dog or dogs" is from 1620s.
- noun dog
- In other cases there is extraordinary development of the canines.
- Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
- When the dog attacks the other, down go the ears, and the canines are uncovered.
- Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II » by Charles Darwin
- And the order has gone forth that hereafter no canines are to sleep in this house.
- Extract from : « The Prairie Child » by Arthur Stringer
- He would lead the way to where three canines were chained in the junkyard.
- Extract from : « In Pawn » by Ellis Parker Butler
- The children might be relegated to the nursery but the canines had the run of the boudoir.
- Extract from : « Nothing But the Truth » by Frederic S. Isham
- In all except man also the canines are enlarged, especially in the males.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
- The teeth are always rooted, except in the case of the canines of the Walrus.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
- The canines are greatly developed, and the incisors are small.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
- The canines are larger than the incisors, and the molars have sharp cusps.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
- The dentition was complete and the canines not highly developed.
- Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
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