canid

[ kan-id, key-nid ]

/ ˈkæn ɪd, ˈkeɪ nɪd /

noun

any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.

Origin of canid

1885–90; <New Latin Canidae, equivalent to Can(is) a genus, including the dog and wolf (Latin: dog) + -idae-id²

Words nearby canid

cangue, Caniapiscau, canicola fever, Canicula, canicular, canid, Canidae, canikin, canine, canine distemper, canine leptospirosis

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Example sentences from the Web for canid

Social animals are the most easily subjugated by man, and several species of Canid hunt in packs.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.|Charles Darwin
Indeed, no other canid that we know of has teeth so much adapted to a frugivorous diet as are those of C. fortidens.
A New Doglike Carnivore, Genus Cynarctus, From the Clarendonian, Pliocene, of Texas|E. Raymond Hall
The oldest and most central stock appears to be that of the dog family (Canid).
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
Amongst mammals, we see it strikingly displayed in Bats, and in a lesser degree in the Felid and Canid.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection|Charles Darwin

When compared with all known members of the family of Canid they betray a distinct and abnormal origin.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.|Charles Darwin

Scientific definitions for canid

canid

[ kăn′ĭd, kā′nĭd ]

Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, which includes the dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals.

单词	canid
释义	canid [ kan-id, key-nid ] / ˈkæn ɪd, ˈkeɪ nɪd / noun any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs. Origin of canid 1885–90; <New Latin Canidae, equivalent to Can(is) a genus, including the dog and wolf (Latin: dog) + -idae-id² Words nearby canid cangue, Caniapiscau, canicola fever, Canicula, canicular, canid, Canidae, canikin, canine, canine distemper, canine leptospirosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for canid Social animals are the most easily subjugated by man, and several species of Canid hunt in packs. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.\|Charles Darwin Indeed, no other canid that we know of has teeth so much adapted to a frugivorous diet as are those of C. fortidens. A New Doglike Carnivore, Genus Cynarctus, From the Clarendonian, Pliocene, of Texas\|E. Raymond Hall The oldest and most central stock appears to be that of the dog family (Canid). Zoology: The Science of Animal Life\|Ernest Ingersoll Amongst mammals, we see it strikingly displayed in Bats, and in a lesser degree in the Felid and Canid. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection\|Charles Darwin When compared with all known members of the family of Canid they betray a distinct and abnormal origin. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.\|Charles Darwin Scientific definitions for canid canid [ kăn′ĭd, kā′nĭd ] Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, which includes the dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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