[每日] canine (a) 狗的
Word of the Day (Saturday January 31, 2009)
canine \KEY-nahyn\, adjective:
Pronunciation: http://ppt.cc/DL6H
1. of or like a dog or member of the dog family
noun:
1. any animal belonging to a group of meat-eaters including dogs,
foxes, and wolves
adjective:
1. pertaining to a canine tooth
noun:
1. one of the four teeth next to the incisors; cuspid
Several police departments with canine squads similar in size to
the Prince George's unit reported few -- if any -- cases of dogs
biting officers.
-- David S. Fallis and Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post,
2001-12-30
First came Netflix and Zipcar. Now comes a company that plans to
rent dogs to Bostonians willing to pay steep fees for a canine
friend without worry of commitment.
-- Sarah Schweitzer, Boston Globe, 2007-12-17
by 1398 as "pointed teeth," from Latin caninus "of the dog," from
canis "dog," from Proto Indo-European base *kwon- "dog." The
adjective is attested from 1613 and the noun meaning "dog" is
first recorded 1869.
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