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Canis

noun

type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals

• Syn: ↑genus Canis

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Canidae, ↑family Canidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑dog, ↑domestic dog, ↑Canis familiaris, ↑wolf, ↑jackal, ↑Canis aureus

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\\ˈkānə̇s, -ˈa-, -ˈä-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, dog — more at hound

: the chief and type genus of the dog family including the domestic dogs, the wolves and jackals, and sometimes in older classifications the foxes

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Canis /kanˈis/

noun

The dog genus, typical of the family Canidae

ORIGIN: L, dog

Useful english dictionary. 2012.