CANIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Canis mean? 

• CANIS (noun)
  The noun CANIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals

  Familiarity information: CANIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Canis; genus Canis

Hypernyms ("Canis" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Canis"):

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)

wolf (any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs)

Canis aureus; jackal (Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair)

Holonyms ("Canis" is a member of...):

Canidae; family Canidae (dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes)

 Context examples 

N. canis is found in the throat of cats and dogs and can be pathogenic.

(Neisseria canis, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Neisseria canis.

(Neisseria canis, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

P. canis is found in the oral cavity of dogs and is associated with infections from dog bites in humans.

(Pasteurella canis, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Pasteurella canis.

(Pasteurella canis, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Moraxella canis.

(Moraxella canis, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

M. canis is an upper-airway commensal of dogs and cats and is considered nonpathogenic in humans.

(Moraxella canis, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Brucella canis.

(Brucella canis, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Butenafine hydrochloride is active against a number of dermatophytes, including Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis, Sporothrix schenckii, and yeasts, including Candida albicans and C. parapsilosis.

(Butenafine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

B. canis is found in canines where it can cause abortions and causes brucellosis in humans.

(Brucella canis, NCI Thesaurus)

The domestic dog, Canis familiaris.

(Dog, NCI Thesaurus)