"pointed tooth," late 14c., from Latin caninus "of the dog," genitive of canis "dog" (source of Italian cane, French chien), from PIE root *kwon- "dog" (cognates: Greek kyon, Old English hund, Old High German hunt, Old Irish cu, Welsh ci, Sanskrit svan-, Avestan spa, Russian sobaka (apparently from an Iranian source, such as Median spaka), Armenian shun, Lithuanian ?uo). The noun meaning "dog" is first recorded 1869.
canine (adj.)
c. 1600, of teeth, from canine (n.) or Latin caninus. Meaning "pertaining to a dog or dogs" is from 1620s.
雙語例句
1. Canine teeth are for piercing and killing prey, and tearing flesh.
犬齒用來咬穿、咬死獵物，還可以撕肉。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The fox is a canine animal.
狐貍是犬科動(dòng)物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. She's a specialist in canine psychology and behaviour.