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Wiktionary

  1. n. A taxonomic genus within the tribe Canini — the dogs, wolves, jackals etc.

Etymologies

  1. From Latin canis ("dog"). (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “These are the _large_ or _common wolf (Canis lupus_), and the barking or prairie wolf (_Canis latrans_).”

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  • Canis' -- do we find the qualities of the domestic dog, or the slightest approach to them.”

    The Dog

  • “Whereas a dog is classified as a Canis domesticus.”

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  • “But the Coyote, scientific name Canis latrans, are a mixed bag.”

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  • “I have Bully aka Canis Canem Edit aka Grand Theft Schoolyard sitting by my TV waiting for me to play it, and it's good and all, I suppose.”

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  • “One of these works, called the Canis carchariae dissectum caput, noted the resemblance between shark's teeth and certain fossils; Steno agreed with those who had suggested that the latter were somehow versions of the former, and began to develop an argument that this was possible.”

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  • “One of the two ancient constellations lying south of the zodiac, known as Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the”

    A Child's Garden of Verses

  • “Dogs (scientific name Canis lupus familiaris) are a subspecies of wolves, divided into a multitude of different breeds all in principle capable of interbreeding (though in some cases, physical relations between representatives of two breeds are unlikely or problematic - Chihuahuas and Great Danes, for example).”

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  • “Here's Gary, the sociopath from Rockstar's game Bully (also known as Canis Canem Edit)”

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