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Canidae
Canidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Canidae
- A taxonomic family within the suborder Caniformia – the dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals etc..
Hyponyms
- (family): Caninae, †Borophaginae, †Hesperocyoninae - subfamilies
- Alopex, Atelocynus, Cerdocyon, Chrysocyon, Cuon, Dusicyon, Lycalopex, Lycaon, Nyctereutes, Otocyon, Pseudalopex, Speothos, Urocyon, Vulpes - living genera; †Borophagus, †Cynotherium, †Dusicyon, †Eucyon, †Leptocyon, †Nurocyon, †Protocyon, †Xenocyon -- extinct genera