Canis

[ka-nis]

noun

1. a genus of the subfamily Caninae, which includes dogs, wolves, jackals, and coyotes.

Example Sentences

Fish and Wildlife Service also released an updated recovery plan Friday for “Canis rufus” — the only wolf species unique to the United States.

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While foxes belong to the same biological family as wolves and dogs—Canidae—they don’t belong to the same smaller group, the genus Canis.

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One of the big complaints around here is that the wolves will gobble up all the game, especially white-tailed deer, the main food source of Canis rufus.

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The only wolf species unique to the United States, Canis rufus once roamed from Texas to Long Island, New York.

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But Harris, 28, worries over the outcome of what is shaping up to be a contest for dominance between two top predators, Canis lupus and Homo sapiens.

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