canid

[kan-id, key-nid] Origin

can·id

[kan-id, key-nid]
noun
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.

Origin:
1885–90; < Neo-Latin Canidae, equivalent to Can(is) a genus, including the dog and wolf (Latin: dog) + -idae -id2
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canid
member of the Canidæ family, 1889, from Mod.L. Canidæ, from L. canis "dog" (see canine).
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canid   (kān'ĭd, kā'nĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, which includes the dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals.
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