beagle vs canine

beagle

noun
  • A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. 

  • A person who snoops on others; a detective. 

  • A bailiff. 

  • A small kind of shark. 

verb
  • To search. 

  • To hunt with beagles. 

canine

noun
  • 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. 

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

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

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

adj
  • Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. 

  • Dog-like. 

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

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