canis

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun canis has 1 sense

canis(n = noun.animal) genus canis - type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals;

is a kind of mammal genus

is a member of canidae, family canidae

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CIDE DICTIONARY

canis, n. [L., a dog.].

A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidæ, including the dogs and wolves. [1913 Webster]

∥Canis major [L., larger dog], a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star. -- ∥Canis minor [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.