- plural of canine.
canines
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Canines included a celebrity - Alaskan sled dog Balto, famed for bringing lifesaving medicine in 1925 to the city of Nome.
From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023
Canines may be genuinely thrilled when they see their human companions after a long period of absence, Japanese researchers have said.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022
Canines, like the dog in Figure 30.1, have a respiratory rate of about 15–30 breaths per minute.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Canines don’t have opposable thumbs, but the way they learn about other things is similar to the way that young humans learn.
From Slate • Dec. 13, 2021
Canines very large, curved, continuously growing; upper ones directed downwards.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
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