noun · rare

canid

canid · canids

Hund (sensu lato), Canide, Hundeartiger

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

/ˈkeɪnəd/

» The dingo has always been a wild canid, which developed as the wolf of Australia.

Meaning

1 senses

Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
Hund (sensu lato), Canide, Hundeartiger

More definitions

any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

Examples

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The dingo has always been a wild canid, which developed as the wolf of Australia.
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By meaning 1

member of Canidae:

Origin

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Canid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs

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

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Forms

plural: canids

Singular	canid
Plural	canids

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles:canine