canid
English Thesaurus
1. any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | carnivore, |
| definition | : | a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bitch, |
| definition | : | female of any member of the dog family (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | wolf, |
| definition | : | any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | canis aureus, jackal, |
| definition | : | Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | wild dog, |
| definition | : | any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hyaena, hyena, |
| definition | : | doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | fox, |
| definition | : | alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | paw, |
| definition | : | a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | canine, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | canine, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae (adj.pert) |
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