Canis

See also: canis and canís

Translingual

Canis - phylogenetic relationship of some species

Etymology

From Latin canis (“dog”).

Proper noun

Canis m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – dogs, wolves, jackals etc.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Canidae – family; Caninae - subfamily; Canini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Canis lupus (wolf, dog, dingo) - type species; Canis adustus (side-striped jackal), Canis anthus (African golden wolf), Canis aureus (golden jackal, Eurasian golden jackal), Canis hallstromi, Canis himalayensis, Canis latrans (coyote), Canis lycaon, Canis mesomelas (black-backed jackal), Canis rufus (red wolf), Canis simensis (Ethiopean wolf) - other extant species; †Canis dirus (dire wolf), †Canis ferox, †Canis ursinus - extinct species

Related terms

• Canis Majoris
• Canis Major
• CMa
• Canis Minoris
• Canis Minor
• CMi

Translations

taxonomic genus

• Japanese: イヌ属 (inuzoku), 犬属 (inuzoku)

References

• Canis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Canis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Canis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Canis in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Canis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Canis at Encyclopedia of Life
• Canis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Canis at Paleobiology Database

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.nis/, [ˈkänɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.nis/, [ˈkäːnis]

Proper noun

Canis m sg (genitive Canis); third declension

1. A river in Arabia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Canis
Genitive	Canis
Dative	Canī
Accusative	Canem
Ablative	Cane
Vocative	Canis

References

• Canis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.