canid

Synonyms:

canine

Types:

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bitch

female of any member of the dog family

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

wild dog

any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves

hyaena, hyena

doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

fox

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

wolf cub, wolf pup

a young wolf

puppy

a young dog

brood bitch

a bitch used for breeding

barker, bow-wow, doggie, doggy, pooch

informal terms for dogs

cur, mongrel, mutt

an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

lapdog

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

toy, toy dog

any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets

hunting dog

a dog used in hunting game

working dog

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

carriage dog, coach dog, dalmatian

a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia

basenji

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

pug, pug-dog

small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle

Leonberg

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

Great Pyrenees

bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland

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

Belgian griffon, Brussels griffon, griffon

breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle

Welsh corgi, corgi

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

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

Mexican hairless

any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico

Canis lupus, gray wolf, grey wolf, timber wolf

a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America

Arctic wolf, Canis lupus tundrarum, white wolf

wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail

Canis niger, Canis rufus, maned wolf, red wolf

reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America

Canis latrans, brush wolf, coyote, prairie wolf

small wolf native to western North America

Canis dingo, dingo, warragal, warrigal

wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia

Cuon alpinus, dhole

fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs

Dusicyon cancrivorus, crab-eating dog, crab-eating fox

wild dog of northern South America

Nyctereutes procyonides, raccoon dog

small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon

African hunting dog, Cape hunting dog, Lycaon pictus, hyena dog

a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area

Hyaena hyaena, striped hyena

of northern Africa and Arabia and India

Hyaena brunnea, brown hyena, strand wolf

of southern Africa

Crocuta crocuta, laughing hyena, spotted hyena

African hyena noted for its distinctive howl

Proteles cristata, aardwolf

striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects

vixen

a female fox

Reynard

a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'

Vulpes vulpes, red fox

the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species

Vulpes fulva, red fox

New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox

Vulpes velox, kit fox, prairie fox

small grey fox of the plains of western North America

Vulpes macrotis, kit fox

small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox

Alopex lagopus, Arctic fox, white fox

thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter

Urocyon cinereoargenteus, gray fox, grey fox

dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States

Type of:

carnivore

a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal