Canis
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Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Canis m
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Canidae – family; Caninae - subfamily; Canini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Canis lupus (wolf, dog, dingo) - type species; Canis adustus (side-striped jackal), Canis anthus (African golden wolf), Canis aureus (golden jackal, Eurasian golden jackal), Canis hallstromi, Canis himalayensis, Canis latrans (coyote), Canis lycaon, Canis mesomelas (black-backed jackal), Canis rufus (red wolf), Canis simensis (Ethiopean wolf) - other extant species; †Canis dirus (dire wolf), †Canis ferox, †Canis ursinus - extinct species
Related terms
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[edit]References
[edit]Canis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Canis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Canis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Canis in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
- Canis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Canis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Canis at Paleobiology Database
Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈka.nis/, [ˈkänɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.nis/, [ˈkäːnis]
Proper noun
[edit]Canis m sg (genitive Canis); third declension
- A river in Arabia, mentioned by Pliny
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Canis |
Genitive | Canis |
Dative | Canī |
Accusative | Canem |
Ablative | Cane |
Vocative | Canis |
References
[edit]- Canis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.