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Canine can be used as either an adjective, meaning relating to or resembling a dog, or a noun, meaning a dog or other animal of the dog family; or a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars, often greatly enlarged in carnivores.

The word comes from Latin caninus, from canismeaning 'dog'.

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The word "canine" comes from the Latin word "canis," which means dog. It has been used in English to refer to dogs or dog-related things since the 17th century.

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Canine comes from Latin 'caninus' meaning 'of the dog' and has some reference to the canine teeth, a distinction of the family of some mammals. Ther Latin word Canin, means dog

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