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Canid meaning
Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
Example sentences (12)
But the South American canid is the tallest in the world, standing 3 feet at the shoulder.
The Siberian canid's transcriptome is the oldest RNA sequenced by far, surpassing the next oldest transcriptome by at least 13,000 years.
A bear in pursuit of a pet dog has the potential to threaten both canid and human lives.
A dog-like canid from 33,000 years ago was found in the Razboinichya Cave.
Despite their similarities, jackals do not all stem from the same branch on the canid family tree.
Furthermore ancient Greek texts about Anubis constantly refer to the deity as having a dog's head, not jackal or wolf, and there is still uncertainty as to what canid represents Anubis.
Humans benefited from the canid's loyalty, cooperation, teamwork, alertness and tracking abilities while the wolf may have benefited from the use of weapons to tackle larger prey and the sharing of food.
In 2014, a study compared the facial color pattern across 25 canid species.
One canid, the domestic dog (including the dingo), long ago entered into a partnership with humans and today remains one of the most widely kept domestic animals.
Tines A canid race, each "person" comprising a group mind of 4–8 members, connected by ultrasonic waves.
Within a canid pack, there is a system of dominance so that the strongest, most experienced animals lead the pack.
Wolves bear relatively large pups in small litters compared to other canid species.