canid

American  

[kan-id, key-nid] / ˈkæn ɪd, ˈkeɪ nɪd /

noun

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

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canid Scientific  

/ kăn′ĭd,kā′nĭd /

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

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Etymology

Origin of canid

1885–90; < New Latin Canidae, equivalent to Can ( is ) a genus, including the dog and wolf ( Latin: dog) + -idae -id ²

Example Sentences

A similar shift appears in some wolf and fox species, which practice forms of social monogamy and cooperative care, even though their ancestral canids were likely group-living and polygynous.

From Science Daily

Those meals came from 18 humans, one amphibian, six birds, one canid, and one mouse.

From Science Daily

The study began in 2014 and examined 643 canid skulls from both modern and archaeological sources, including recognized breeds, street dogs, and wolves.

From Science Daily

DNA analysis of two canid bones confirmed the animals were wolves rather than early dogs, with no signs of dog ancestry.

From Science Daily

Maned wolves are South America's largest canids, a group of mammals which include dogs, foxes and jackals.

From BBC