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Canidae

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Can´id`ae
n.1.a natural family of doglike mammals including the domestic dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes, hyenas, and coyotes.
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Noun1.CanidaeCanidae - dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes        
family Canidae
mammal family - a family of mammals
Carnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
canid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Canis, genus Canis - type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals
wild dog - any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
Cuon, Cyon, genus Cuon, genus Cyon - Asiatic wild dog
Dusicyon, genus Dusicyon - crab-eating dog
genus Nyctereutes, Nyctereutes - raccoon dogs
genus Lycaeon, Lycaeon - African hunting dog
genus Vulpes, Vulpes - foxes
Alopex, genus Alopex - arctic foxes
genus Urocyon, Urocyon - grey foxes


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