canine
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1. canine - Noun
2. canine - Adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.
Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
A canine tooth.
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A 100 kg (220 lb) jaguar can bite with a force of 503.57 kgf (1110 lbf) at canine teeth and 705.79 kgf (1556 lbf) at carnassial notch. citation This strength adaptation allows the jaguar to pierce turtle shells.
According to police, an RCMP canine unit found Laverdiere's body July 11, 2019, during a ground search in a rural area outside of North Battleford.
About one in 500 males has two tusks, which occurs when the right canine also grows out through the lip.
A common misunderstanding about the intelligence of breeds in the Hound group stems from their independent nature, which conflicts with the frequent confusion between the concepts of "intelligence" and "obedience" in discussions of canine brainpower.
After the wolves were extirpated from Yellowstone, the coyote then became the park's top canine predator.
A horse can have between zero and four canine teeth, also known as tusks (tushes for the deciduous precursor), with a clear prevalence towards male horses ( stallions and geldings ) who normally have a full set of four.