domestic dog vs canine

canine vs domestic dog

domestic dog and canine both are nouns.

domestic dog is not an adjective while canine is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
domestic dog	Yes	No	No	No
canine	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, canine is a hypernym of domestic dog; that is, canine is a word with a broader meaning than domestic dog:

domestic dog: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
canine: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

Other hypernyms of domestic dog include domestic animal, domesticated animal, canid.

domestic dog (noun)	canine (noun)
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds	any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
	one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

domestic dog (adjective)	canine (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
	of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

Difference between domestic dog and canine

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