canid

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Pronunciation

/ˈkeɪnəd/

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/ˈkeɪnəd/ · /ˈkænəd/

Definition of canid

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).

“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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By surface analysis, an appellativization from Canid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names).

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