noun
canid
Canid (noun) means any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
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Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
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Etymology
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Canid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names).
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"canid" (noun) means any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).