The difference between Canine and Doglike

When used as adjectives, canine means of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs, whereas doglike means similar to a dog.


Canine is also noun with the meaning: any member of caninae, the only living subfamily of canidae.

Doglike is also adverb with the meaning: in a doglike way.

check bellow for the other definitions of Canine and Doglike

  1. Canine as an adjective:

    Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

  2. Canine as an adjective:

    Dog-like.

  3. Canine as an adjective (anatomy):

    Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.

  4. Canine as an adjective (medicine, obsolete):

    Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.

  1. Canine as a noun:

    Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.

  2. Canine as a noun (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.

  3. Canine as a noun:

    In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.

  4. Canine as a noun (poker slang):

    A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.

  1. Doglike as an adjective:

    Similar to a dog; canine.

  2. Doglike as an adjective:

    Similar to that of a dog

    Examples:

    "doglike nose"

    "doglike devotion"

  3. Doglike as an adjective (rare):

    Befitting a dog

    Examples:

    "doglike treatment"

  1. Doglike as an adverb:

    In a doglike way.

  2. Doglike as an adverb (rare):

    As one would act toward a dog

    Examples:

    "She treated me [[#Adjective doglike]]."

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