Definition of "canis" []

• A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidæ, including the dogs and wolves. (noun)

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• "Today's Daily TwitPic illustrates just what a big fan he is of canis lupus."
• "As with canis-latrans, they have a vast array of incourigible behaviors that edge out the Common Species of Anglers."
• "We found the remains of at least one small shark (a dogfish, either Squalus acanthias or Mustelis canis), bits of lobster and horseshoe crabs, bones from the wing of a herring gull."