canine.
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
Meaning & usage
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
Dog-like.
Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.
Where this word comes from
From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, doglike, dogtooth”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.
Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.
Synonym of cuspid, the pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
Where this word comes from
From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, doglike, dogtooth”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.
Try it on your idea.
canine has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.