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canine

noun as in domesticated canid or animal resembling one

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In a paper published in the journal Science, this international team of researchers focused their attention on prehistoric canine skulls.

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Preven, a canine lover known to throw parties with members of his local dog park, found the removal of the labs unjustifiable.

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These teeth retract and flex more than the average canine, enabling the fish to latch onto a mate while swimming.

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A three-year-old lioness rescued from war-torn Ukraine has undergone critical dental surgery to remove a severely infected canine tooth caused by an abscess.

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The benefit of this judgment-free canine colleague is especially welcome on the days work hasn’t gone so well.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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