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canine

[kay-nahyn] / ˈkeɪ naɪn /
NOUN
domesticated canid or animal resembling one
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These semi-aquatic animals had canine teeth instead of a horn and barrel-shaped torsos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Her heavy metal performances trumped nine other finalists, including magician acts, canine performers and even a robot dance crew.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

For decades, cartoon canine Wile E. Coyote has been pursuing the speeding bird throughout the American Southwest, aiming to eat him and getting blown up in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The similarities could allow scientists to use knowledge already gained from human research to improve canine health, while also using dogs to study how aging develops across an entire lifespan.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

The owner lured Roux away with a shriveled pig’s ear, which is apparently a canine delicacy?

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

That offhand vision has since expanded into Canyon View Ranch, a five-acre luxury retreat tucked into the hills of Topanga that its clients refer to as Disneyland for canines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Research into augmentative and alternative communication systems has demonstrated that some dogs can learn to use soundboards that “speak” for the canines and combine concepts in unexpectedly sophisticated ways.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

But for those who may be allergic to dogs or live with cynophobia - the extreme fear of dogs or canines - they say the rise of dog-friendly spaces is a growing concern.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

Another clue is the presence of pronounced canines that separate one set of teeth from another—the incisors from the bicuspids and molars, for instance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

It sneered, revealing a full set of ivory canines.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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