Canidae

Translingual

Etymology

Canis +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Canidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – dogs: wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, etc.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Caninae, †Borophaginae, †Hesperocyoninae - subfamilies
  • Atelocynus, Canis, Cerdocyon, Chrysocyon, Cuon, Lupulella, Lycalopex, Lycaon, Nyctereutes, Otocyon, Speothos, Urocyon, Vulpes - living genera; †Borophagus, †Cynotherium, †Dusicyon, †Eucyon, †Leptocyon, †Nurocyon, †Protocyon, †Xenocyon -- extinct genera

Translations

taxonomic family

• Catalan: cànids m pl
• French: canidés (fr) m pl
• Georgian: ძაღლისებრნი (ʒaɣlisebrni)
• Greek: Κυνίδες (Kynídes)
• Japanese: イヌ科 (ja) (inuka), 犬科 (ja) (inuka)
• Spanish: cánidos (es) m pl
• Swahili: familia ya mbwa
• Swedish: hunddjur (sv) n

References

• Canidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Canidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Canidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons