'Canis' definitions:
Definition of 'Canis'
From: WordNet
noun
Type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals [syn: Canis, genus Canis]
Definition of 'Canis'
From: GCIDE
- Canis \Ca"nis\ (k[a^]"n[i^]s), n.; pl. Canes (-n[=e]z). [L., a dog.] (Zool.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canid[ae], including the dogs and wolves. [1913 Webster]
- Canis major [L., larger dog], a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star.
- Canis minor [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Canis'
- Cany,
- Canis Dukhunensis,
- Canis anthus,
- Canis aureus,
- Canis cancrivorus,
- Canis familiaris,
- Canis jubatus,
- Canis laniger,
- Canis latrans,
- Canis lupus,
- Canis major,
- Canis minor,
- Canis niger,
- Canis occidentalis,
- Canis pallipes,
- Canis procyonoides,
- Canis rufus,
- Ctenocephalides canis,
- Galeus canis,
- Mustelus canis,
- Pulex canis,
- canis dingo,
- genus canis,
- alpha Canis Majoris,
- canis lupus tundrarum,
- erythronium dens-canis