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noun
Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: canine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carnivore
Narrower terms: bitch, dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris, wolf, jackal, Canis aureus, wild dog, hyena, hyaena, fox
History
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Canid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names).
Across languages
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