genus Canis

Thesaurus

Noun

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genus Canis - type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackalsCanismammal genus - a genus of mammalsCanidae, family Canidae - dogs; wolves; jackals; foxesCanis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - 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"wolf - any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packsCanis aureus, jackal - Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair