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CANIS NIGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Canis niger mean?
• CANIS NIGER (noun)
The noun CANIS NIGER has 1 sense:
1. reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America
Familiarity information: CANIS NIGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Canis niger; Canis rufus; maned wolf; red wolf
Hypernyms ("Canis niger" is a kind of...):
wolf (any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs)
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