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Canicular days, the dog days, See Dog
days. -- Canicular year, the
Egyptian year, computed from one heliacal rising of the Dog Star
to another.

Can"i*cule (?), n.
Canicula. Addison.

Ca*ni"nal (?), a. See
Canine, a.

Ca*nine" (?), a. [L.
caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin. See
Hound.] 1. Of or pertaining to the
family Canidæ, or dogs and wolves; having the nature
or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the
pointed tooth on each side the incisors.

Canine appetite, a morbidly voracious
appetite; bulimia. -- Canine letter,
the letter r. See R. -- Canine
madness, hydrophobia. -- Canine
tooth, a tooth situated between the incisor and
bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs;
usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of each jaw;
an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the lower
jaw.

Ca*nine", n.


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