In mammalian carnivores, any of the long, often pointed teeth found at the front of the mouth between the incisors and premolars. Canine teeth are used for catching prey, for killing, and for tearing flesh. They are absent in herbivores such as rabbits and sheep, and are much reduced in humans.
1. Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles; SYN. canid.
2. One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars; SYN. eyetooth, dogtooth, cuspid. + prikaži više

A canine tooth of the upper jaw. eye-tooth