2007-03-15 03:28:17 · 26 answers · asked by lee c 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I also know that K9 is short for Canine, is this a latin name or because of their large K9 teeth?
2007-03-15 03:34:06 · update #1
The word "canine" is an adjective that means "belonging to the family of animals named 'canis'. Canis Lupus Familiaris is the latin/ scientific name for the domesticated dog.
K9 is simply a slangy contraction of the word canine.
People have "canine" teeth, by the way. These are the pointy ones that resembe a dog's fangs.
2007-03-15 03:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
K9=canine
canine is the latin name for dog
2007-03-15 07:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by Camshaft 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K9 is an abrieviation of K9. It refers to the canine species which includes wolves too. It is also what the robotic dog in doctor who is called.
2007-03-15 06:32:52 · answer #3 · answered by R,, 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canine as someone rightly said is a fimily of animals, the dog family, wolves, dogs, etc.
The main reason for it being abreviated to K9 is because of the movie "K9" where a dog, a rotweiler i think, is the main witness to a murder and gets assigned to a police detective an they become friends ... awww....
2007-03-15 05:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by blue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
zerosum is perfectly right.
K9 is just shorter and easier to write especially for the police on forms etc.
hence why K9 is short for canine.
it does not help that in early doctor who episodes they introduced a robotic dog and were not very imaginative with the name and called it K9.
i suppose dogbot or similar would not have been as good.
2007-03-15 03:40:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the abbreviation for canine is "K9" its what the species is called. Dog is basically a slain term. Just like cat, which is technically called a feline.
2007-03-15 03:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by Meresa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K9 is text speak for canine
2007-03-15 03:30:08 · answer #7 · answered by Robin the Electrocuted 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
K9 is the abbreviaton for canine.Dog has long canines.so,dogs are known as k9.
2007-03-15 18:29:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
say K9 out loud does that sound like canine to you? Canine is another word for dog.
2007-03-15 03:31:30 · answer #9 · answered by lorraine 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what everybody else has answered (k9=canine=dogs) plus that canines are all animals belonging to the canine family, including jackals, coyotes, wolves and foxes. in zoology, animals are classified with latin names, the latin name for dog actually being "canis lupus familiaris" and "canis" being latin for dog!
2007-03-15 03:37:18 · answer #10 · answered by Monica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋