Home › Words › C › caniformcaniformcaniform means characteristic of, or relating to the Caniformia.EtymologyFrom Latin canis (“dog”) + -form.adjCharacteristic of, or relating to the Caniformia.nounAny carnivore of the suborder Caniformia, which are regarded as dog-like.e.g.“Modern carnivores appeared as well, diverging into the feliforms (cats, hyaenas, and mongooses) and caniforms (dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, and seals).” — 1997, Peter D. Ward, The Call of Distant Mammoths: Why the Ice Age Mammals Disappeared, page 73:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.caninelike 72% match — Characteristic of a dog vs caniform →caninoid 70% match — Having the appearance or characteristics of a canine (canid). vs caniform →postcaniniform 67% match — Having the form of a postcanine tooth vs caniform →caniniform 67% match — Shaped like a canine tooth vs caniform →canine 67% match — Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. vs caniform →caninely 66% match — In a canine manner. vs caniform →doglike 65% match — Similar to that of a dog; canine. vs caniform →caninity 65% match — The state of being canine. vs caniform →