canid

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɪnəd/, /ˈkænəd/

Noun

canid (plural canids)

  1. Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 189:
      The jaw indicates the beginning of a long tradition of the interment of dogs with people, which reveals a deep attachment between some people and canids.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French canidé.

Noun

canid n (plural canide)

  1. canid

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