cánido

Definitions of cánido
  1. noun
    any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
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    perra
    female of any member of the dog family
    can, perro
    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
    lobo
    any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
    chacal
    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
    perro salvaje
    any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
    hiena
    doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
    zorro
    alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
    lobato, lobezno
    a young wolf
    guau guau
    informal terms for dogs
    chucho, perro mestizo, perrucho
    an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
    perrito faldero
    a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap
    perro de compañía
    any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
    perro rastrero
    a dog used in hunting game
    dálmata
    a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
    doguillo
    small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
    mastín
    bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland
    corgi
    either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head
    caniche, choco
    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
    lobo blanco
    wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail
    coyote
    small wolf native to western North America
    dingo
    wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
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    carnívoro
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
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