Canis familiaris

Thesaurus

Noun

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Canis familiaris - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"dog, domestic dogdomestic animal, domesticated animal - any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environmentpuppy - a young dogcanid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzlesCanis, genus Canis - type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackalsdoggie, doggy, pooch, barker, bow-wow - informal terms for dogscur, mutt, mongrel - an inferior dog or one of mixed breedlapdog - a dog small and tame enough to be held in the laptoy dog, toy - any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as petshunting dog - a dog used in hunting gameworking dog - any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogscarriage dog, coach dog, dalmatian - a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatiabasenji - small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to barkpug, pug-dog - small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzleLeonberg - a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a NewfoundlandNewfoundland, Newfoundland dog - a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in NewfoundlandGreat Pyrenees - bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundlandspitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tailBelgian griffon, Brussels griffon, griffon - breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzlecorgi, Welsh corgi - either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like headpoodle, poodle dog - an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogsMexican hairless - any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexicoflag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tailpack - a group of hunting animals