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canid Zool.|ˈkænɪd|
[f. mod.L. Canidæ (see def.), f. L. canis dog + -id3.]
A member of the Canidæ, a family of digitigrade carnivorous mammals including dogs, wolves, and related animals.
1889in Cent. Dict. 1945G. G. Simpson Princ. Classif. Mammals iii. 222/2 Fossil canids are very abundant. Ibid. 224/1 Borophaginae are large, later Tertiary canids with heavy jaws. 1950Proc. Prehist. Soc. XVI. 128 An incomplete tibia of a canid. |