Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Canini — thedogs ,wolves ,jackals etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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These are the _large_ or _common wolf (Canis lupus_), and the barking or prairie wolf (_Canis latrans_).
The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850
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'Canis' -- do we find the qualities of the domestic dog, or the slightest approach to them.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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Whereas a dog is classified as a Canis domesticus.
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But the Coyote, scientific name Canis latrans, are a mixed bag.
Urban Wildlife Watch - Coyotes DN Lee 2007
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But the Coyote, scientific name Canis latrans, are a mixed bag.
Archive 2007-09-01 DN Lee 2007
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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.
Archive 2006-11-01 Greg Tannahill 2006
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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.
More Of The Same Greg Tannahill 2006
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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.
Meet Nicholas Steno 2005
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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.
Archive 2005-08-01 2005
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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 Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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