Canine vs. Vulpine

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  • Canine (adjective)

    Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

  • Canine (adjective)

    Dog-like.

  • Canine (adjective)

    Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.

  • Canine (adjective)

    Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.

  • Canine (noun)

    Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.

  • Canine (noun)

    Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.

  • Canine (noun)

    In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.

  • Canine (noun)

    A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em due to phonetic similarity.

  • Vulpine (adjective)

    Pertaining to a fox.

  • Vulpine (adjective)

    Having the characteristics of a fox, foxlike; cunning.

  • Vulpine (noun)

    Any of certain canids called foxes (including the true foxes, the arctic fox and the grey fox); distinguished from the canines, which are regarded as similar to the dog and wolf.

  • Vulpine (noun)

    A person considered vulpine (cunning); a fox.

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