[ca.nine] n (15c) 1 [ME, fr. L (dens) caninus canine tooth]: a conical pointed tooth; esp: one situated between the lateral incisor and the first premolar--see tooth illustration
2: canid; also: dog 1a
[2]canine adj [L caninus, fr. canis dog--more at hound] (1607) 1: of or resembling that of a dog "~ loyalty"
2: of or relating to dogs or to the family (Canidae) including the canids