: any of a family (Canidae) of carnivorous animals that includes the wolves, jackals, foxes, coyotes, and the domestic dog
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Previously thought to be early domesticated dogs or tamed wolves living near humans, the animals’ remains were found near woolly mammoth bones that had been burned and cut by humans, suggesting the canids lived near a site where humans butchered mammoths.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Comparisons between the new genomes and those of other canids show that the dire wolf also had a light-colored coat.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
In a nondescript field in the northern United States, two white canids race through the snow, their massive paws leaving prints long absent from the modern wilderness.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The team compared the genomes with those of living canids such as wolves, jackals and foxes to identify the genetic variants for traits specific to dire wolves, such as white coats and longer, thick fur.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Comparisons between the new genomes and those of other canids show that the dire wolf also had a light-colored coat.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
In a nondescript field in the northern United States, two white canids race through the snow, their massive paws leaving prints long absent from the modern wilderness.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The team compared the genomes with those of living canids such as wolves, jackals and foxes to identify the genetic variants for traits specific to dire wolves, such as white coats and longer, thick fur.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Canid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canid. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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