wolf vs canine
canine vs wolfwolf and canine both are nouns.
wolf is not an adjective while canine is an adjective.
wolf is a verb but canine is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wolf | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| canine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
canine is a hypernym of
wolf; that is, canine is a
word with a broader meaning than wolf:
- wolf: any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
- canine: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Other hypernyms of wolf include
canid.
| wolf (noun) | canine (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs | any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
| a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women | one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars |
| a cruelly rapacious person |
| wolf (adjective) | canine (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae | |
| of or relating to a pointed conical tooth |
| wolf (verb) | canine (verb) |
|---|---|
| eat hastily |
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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