Canis familiaris

Thesaurus

Noun

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Canis familiaris - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" dog, domestic dog domestic animal, domesticated animal - any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment puppy - a young dog 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 doggie, doggy, pooch, barker, bow-wow - informal terms for dogs cur, mutt, mongrel - an inferior dog or one of mixed breed lapdog - a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap toy dog, toy - any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets hunting dog - a dog used in hunting game working dog - any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs carriage dog, coach dog, dalmatian - a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia basenji - small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark pug, pug-dog - small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle Leonberg - a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland Newfoundland, Newfoundland dog - a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland Great Pyrenees - bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland spitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail Belgian griffon, Brussels griffon, griffon - breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle corgi, Welsh corgi - either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head poodle, poodle dog - an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs Mexican hairless - any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail pack - a group of hunting animals