Canis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin canis (“dog”). === Proper noun === Canis m A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – dogs, wolves, jackals, etc. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Canidae – family; Caninae – subfamily; Canini – tribe; Canina – subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Canis lupus (wolf, dog, dingo) – type species; Canis aureus (golden jackal, Eurasian golden jackal), Canis familiaris (=Canis lupus familiaris?) , Canis himalayensis (=Canis lupus chanco?), Canis latrans (coyote), Canis lupaster (African golden wolf), Canis lycaon (eastern wolf), Canis rufus (red wolf), Canis simensis (Ethiopian wolf) – other extant species Canis adustus (=Lupulella adusta, side-striped jackal), Canis mesomelas (=Lupulella mesomelas, black-backed jackal), †Canis ferox (=†Eucyon ferox), †Canis dirus (=†Aenocyon dirus, dire wolf) – species moved to other genera †Xenocyon – extinct subgenus; see Xenocyon on WikipediaWikipedia for species †Canis adoxus, †Canis borjgali, †Canis chihliensis, †Canis edwardii, †Canis etruscus, †Canis lepophagus, †Canis mosbachensis, †Canis palmidens, †Canis variabilis, †Canis ursinus (=†Plithocyon ursinus?) – unplaced extinct species ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Canis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Canis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Canis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Canis in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. Canis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Canis at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Canis”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026 == Latin == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.nɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.nis] === Proper noun === Canis m sg (genitive Canis); third declension a river in Arabia, mentioned by Pliny ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only. === References === “Canis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.