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canid

noun
/ˈkeɪnəd/

Etymology

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

Definitions

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

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for canid. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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