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canid

Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪnəd/

The English word “canid” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).

Etymology

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Canid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names).

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