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Canis definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals [syn: Canis, genus Canis]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Canis Ca"nis (k[a^]"n[i^]s), n.; pl. Canes (-n[=e]z). [L., a dog.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canid[ae], including the dogs and wolves. Canis major [L., larger dog], a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star. Canis minor [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.