canid

[ kan-id, key-nid ]

/ ˈkæn ɪd, ˈkeɪ nɪd /

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noun

any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.

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Origin of canid

1885–90; <New Latin Canidae, equivalent to Can(is) a genus, including the dog and wolf (Latin: dog) + -idae-id²

The canids fare well because they face little competition for abundant prey and few dangers to their young.
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They’re canids, like dogs, so it would be easy to compare them to a domesticated species, but they’re not particularly closely related to dogs, so there’s enough separation to see how forced domestication affects a new species.
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Kershenbaum studies “Wolves & other canids,” “Dolphins & cetaceans” — and “Aliens.”
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Social animals are the most easily subjugated by man, and several species of Canid hunt in packs.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.|Charles Darwin

When compared with all known members of the family of Canid they betray a distinct and abnormal origin.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.|Charles Darwin
De Blainville ('Ostographie, Canid,' p. 137) has also seen an extra molar on both sides.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.|Charles Darwin
Amongst mammals, we see it strikingly displayed in Bats, and in a lesser degree in the Felid and Canid.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection|Charles Darwin
The oldest and most central stock appears to be that of the dog family (Canid).
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll

canid

[ kăn′ĭd, kā′nĭd ]

Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, which includes the dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals.