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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| Noun | 1. |  Canidae - dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes 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 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 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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