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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the tribe Canini — the dogs, wolves, jackals etc.

Etymologies

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From Latin canis ("dog").

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Examples

  • These are the _large_ or _common wolf (Canis lupus_), and the barking or prairie wolf (_Canis latrans_).

    The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850

  • 'Canis' -- do we find the qualities of the domestic dog, or the slightest approach to them.

    The Dog William Youatt 1811

  • Whereas a dog is classified as a Canis domesticus.

    Zorse – The Zebra Horse Hybrid 2006

  • But the Coyote, scientific name Canis latrans, are a mixed bag.

    Urban Wildlife Watch - Coyotes DN Lee 2007

  • But the Coyote, scientific name Canis latrans, are a mixed bag.

    Archive 2007-09-01 DN Lee 2007

  • I have Bully aka Canis Canem Edit aka Grand Theft Schoolyard sitting by my TV waiting for me to play it, and it's good and all, I suppose.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Greg Tannahill 2006

  • I have Bully aka Canis Canem Edit aka Grand Theft Schoolyard sitting by my TV waiting for me to play it, and it's good and all, I suppose.

    More Of The Same Greg Tannahill 2006

  • One of these works, called the Canis carchariae dissectum caput, noted the resemblance between shark's teeth and certain fossils; Steno agreed with those who had suggested that the latter were somehow versions of the former, and began to develop an argument that this was possible.

    Meet Nicholas Steno 2005

  • One of these works, called the Canis carchariae dissectum caput, noted the resemblance between shark's teeth and certain fossils; Steno agreed with those who had suggested that the latter were somehow versions of the former, and began to develop an argument that this was possible.

    Archive 2005-08-01 2005

  • One of the two ancient constellations lying south of the zodiac, known as Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the

    A Child's Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson 1872

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