Canis

noun

Ca·​nis ˈkā-nəs; ˈkan-əs How to pronounce Canis (audio) ˈkän- How to pronounce Canis (audio)
: the type genus of the family Canidae that includes the domestic dog, the wolves and jackals, and sometimes in older classifications the foxes

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“Canis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Canis. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.

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