canine vs wolf
wolf vs caninecanine and wolf both are nouns.
canine is an adjective but wolf is not an adjective.
canine is not a verb while wolf is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| canine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| wolf | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
wolf is a hyponym of
canine; that is, wolf is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
canine:
- canine: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
- wolf: any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
Other hyponyms of canine include
bitch, Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog, jackal, wild dog, hyaena, hyena, fox.
| canine (noun) | wolf (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles | any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs |
| one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars | a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women |
| a cruelly rapacious person |
| canine (adjective) | wolf (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae | |
| of or relating to a pointed conical tooth |
| canine (verb) | wolf (verb) |
|---|---|
| eat hastily |
Words related to "canine"
Words related to "wolf"
- Arctic wolf
- Canis
- Canis latrans
- Canis lupus
- Canis lupus arctos
- Canis niger
- Canis rufus
- aggressor
- assailant
- assaulter
- attacker
- beast
- brush wolf
- brute
- canid
- canine
- coyote
- depreciation
- derogation
- disparagement
- eat
- genus Canis
- gray wolf
- grey wolf
- maned wolf
- masher
- philanderer
- prairie wolf
- red wolf
- savage
- skirt chaser
- timber wolf
- white wolf
- wildcat
- wolf cub
- wolf down
- wolf pup
- woman chaser
- womaniser
- womanizer
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