<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>of or like a dog; relating to or characteristic of dogs: canine loyalty.</li><li>Anatomy, Zoology: of or relating to the four pointed teeth, especially prominent in dogs, situated one on each side of each jaw, next to the incisors.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.</li><li>a dog.</li><li>a canine tooth; cuspid.</li></ul>