noncanine

Lacking dog qualities

Noncanine means not relating to dogs or the dog family.

The term appears in veterinary contexts, animal behavior studies, and regulations distinguishing dogs from other animals: noncanine pets, noncanine species.

It can also describe teeth other than the pointed canines: noncanine dentition.

feline

cat

Small furry housepet

lion · leopard · panther · jaguar · cheetah · cougar · lynx · tabby · Siamese · Persian

livestock

horse

Domesticated riding animal

  • cowFemale bovine
  • pigDomesticated swine for meat
  • sheepWoolly farm animal

goat · chicken · duck · donkey · mule · llama · alpaca · cattle · poultry · swine

taxonomic

mammal

Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal

family · classification · taxonomy · animal kingdom · zoology · organism · creature · biological · scientific · phylogenetic

wildlife

bear

Large furry omnivore

  • deerAntlered hoofed mammal
  • elkLarge North American cervid
  • mooseLargest cervid, northern forests

fox · raccoon · squirrel · rabbit · badger · otter · beaver · skunk · opossum · coyote

Opposites
animal classification

noncaninecanine

Of or like dogs

dog · wolf · fox · coyote · jackal

Family

non, canine, canid, dog, dogged, doggedly, dogging, dogs, doggy

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