canid

Etymology

noun

  1. 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

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