different between canine vs pup
canine
English
Etymology
From Latin can?nus (“of dogs, dog-like”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k??n?n, ka?n?n, (rare) k?-n?n?, IPA(key): /?ke?na?n/, /?kæna?n/, (rare) /k??na?n/
- (General American) enPR: k??n?n', (rare) k?-n?n?, IPA(key): /?ke??na?n/, (rare) /k??na?n/
- Rhymes: -e?na?n, -æna?n, -a?n
- Homophone: K9
- Hyphenation: ca?nine
Adjective
canine (not comparable)
- Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
- 1913, Sax Rohmer, The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, ch. 8,
- We carried the dog round to the yard, and I examined his head. . . . I accepted the care of the canine patient.
- 2005, Gareth Roberts, Only Human, page 17
- A lost dog sniffed around the flower beds wishing it had some canine company […]
- 1913, Sax Rohmer, The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, ch. 8,
- Dog-like.
- 1891, Arthur Quiller-Couch, "The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands," Noughts & Crosses,
- In many respects she made me an admirable wife. Her affection for me was canine—positively.
- 1891, Arthur Quiller-Couch, "The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands," Noughts & Crosses,
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
- 1872, Charles Darwin, Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals, ch. 10,
- Then his upper lip may be seen to be raised, especially at the corners, so that his huge canine teeth are exhibited.
- 1872, Charles Darwin, Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals, ch. 10,
- (medicine, obsolete) Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.
Synonyms
- (of dogs): dogly, houndly
- (dog-like): dogly, doglike, houndly
Translations
Noun
canine (plural canines)
- Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
- (formal) 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.
- 2010, M. S. Mititch, The Spychip Conspiracy, page 189
- The canine ran across the room to the open window, put his front paws on the sill and pointed his nose at the sidewalk below.
- 2010, M. S. Mititch, The Spychip Conspiracy, page 189
- In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
- 2006, Amy Sutherland, Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Animal Trainers
- He tried to push Kissu into his cage, but the cougar charged back out and sank his canines into Wilson's rump.
- 2006, Amy Sutherland, Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Animal Trainers
- (poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
- 2005, Dennis Purdy, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold'em, page 270
- You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine") in your pocket.
- 2005, Dennis Purdy, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold'em, page 270
Synonyms
- (dog or wolf): dog
- (pointy tooth): cuspid
Derived terms
- caninoid
Translations
See also
- lupine
- vulpine
- Canini (tribe within subfamily Caninae)
- cain
References
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN
Anagrams
- neanic
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.nin/
Adjective
canine
- feminine singular of canin.
Noun
canine f (plural canines)
- canine, cuspid.
Further reading
- “canine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- ancien
Italian
Adjective
canine
- feminine plural of canino
Latin
Adjective
can?ne
- vocative masculine singular of can?nus
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pup
English
Etymology
From a shortening of puppy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?p/
- Rhymes: -?p
Noun
pup (plural pups)
- A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
- The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.
- A young, inexperienced person.
- The new teacher is a mere pup.
- Any cute dog, regardless of age.
- My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
- A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
- (horticulture) A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
- (film, television) A kind of small spotlight.
- 1976, A. Arthur Englander, ?Paul Petzold, Filming for Television (page 191)
- For a scene like the Highgate exhumation night sequence suitable equipment would consist of: two brutes on Molevators, three 10 K lights also on Molevators and, for good measure, two 5 Ks, four 2 Ks, two pups (1000 W), two North lights […]
- 2003, Christopher Neame, Rungs on a Ladder: Hammer Films Seen Through a Soft Gauze (page 23)
- Spots were also used for the foreground, usually the smaller type like a “pup,” which could be repositioned quickly for different setups.
- 1976, A. Arthur Englander, ?Paul Petzold, Filming for Television (page 191)
Translations
Verb
pup (third-person singular simple present pups, present participle pupping, simple past and past participle pupped)
- (intransitive) To give birth to pups.
Translations
See also
- puppy
- pup tent
- sell someone a pup
Anagrams
- Upp
Amanab
Noun
pup
- broom
Aromanian
Noun
pup m (plural pupi, feminine equivalent pupã)
- baby, infant
Derived terms
- pupul
Romanian
Etymology 1
Regressively derived from the verb pupa.
Noun
pup m (plural pupi)
- (informal, familiar, childish) kiss
Synonyms
- s?rut
Derived terms
- pupic
Etymology 2
Uncertain; possibly an expressive formation (variant of pop; cf. also coc), or a substratum term (compare Albanian pupë (“bud”)), or less likely linked to (Vulgar) Latin puppa (“teat, nipple”). More likely ultimately from Proto-Slavic *p?p? (compare Serbo-Croatian pup (“bud”)) or Hungarian pup, although this would only explain one of the senses.
Noun
pup m (plural pupi)
(regional, uncommon)
- bud
- something rounded or mound-like; hump, hunch; mound
- morel (mushroom)
- freckle; mole; birthmark
Synonyms
- (bud): mugur
- (hump, mound): gheb
- (morel): zbârciog
- (freckle; mole): pistrui; aluni??
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *p?p? (Russian ??? (pup), Polish p?p).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pûp/
Noun
p?p m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- bud, burgeon
Declension
References
- “pup” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Volapük
Noun
pup
- doll, puppet
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