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Canine

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.

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Bitch 76% connected

The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox.

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Dog 76% connected

A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).

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Fang 76% connected

To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch.

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Fox 76% connected

A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulv…

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Hyaena 76% connected

Same as Hyena.

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Hyena 76% connected

Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly o…

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Jackal 76% connected

Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregario…

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Wolf 76% connected

Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most d…

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Carnivore 76% connected

One of the Carnivora.

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Tooth 76% connected

One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which u…

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Pack 70% connected

A pact.

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Component part 1

Paw 70% connected

The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.

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Cuspid 92% connected

One of the canine teeth; -- so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth.

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Dogtooth 92% connected

See Canine tooth, under Canine.

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Eyetooth 92% connected

A canine tooth of the upper jaw.

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Laniary 92% connected

Lacerating or tearing; as, the laniary canine teeth.

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