CANIS FAMILIARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Canis familiaris mean? 

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

1. 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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANIS FAMILIARIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog

Context example:

the dog barked all night

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

domestic animal; domesticated animal (any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment)

canid; canine (any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles)

Meronyms (parts of "Canis familiaris"):

flag (a conspicuously marked or shaped tail)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Canis familiaris"):

basenji (small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark)

Mexican hairless (any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico)

poodle; poodle dog (an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs)

corgi; Welsh corgi (either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head)

Belgian griffon; Brussels griffon; griffon (breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle)

spitz (any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail)

Great Pyrenees (bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland)

Newfoundland; Newfoundland dog (a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland)

Leonberg (a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland)

pug; pug-dog (small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle)

carriage dog; coach dog; dalmatian (a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia)

working dog (any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs)

hunting dog (a dog used in hunting game)

toy; toy dog (any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets)

lapdog (a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap)

cur; mongrel; mutt (an inferior dog or one of mixed breed)

barker; bow-wow; doggie; doggy; pooch (informal terms for dogs)

puppy (a young dog)

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

pack (a group of hunting animals)

Canis; genus Canis (type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals)

 Context examples 

The domestic dog, Canis familiaris.

(Dog, NCI Thesaurus)