canid
noun/ˈkeɪnəd/ · /ˈkænəd/
Etymology By surface analysis, an appellativization from Canid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names).
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Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
- The jaw indicates the beginning of a long tradition of the interment of dogs with people, which reveals a deep attachment between some people and canids.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 189: