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Canis

noun
(pl. canes)
1.
Type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals.  Synonym: genus Canis.



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... angiosperms, etc.); out of them those of the classes—(for instance, the mammalia, the dicotyledons); out of them those of the orders—(for instance, the beasts of prey, rosiflorae); out of them those of the families (canina, rosaceae); out of them those of the genus (canis, rosa); and out of them those of the species (canis lupus, rosa canina). Only when the primordial cells of the species had been produced, were they developed into finished representatives of the species; and when once ...
— The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality • Rudolf Schmid



Words linked to "Canis" :   dog, mammal genus, family Canidae, jackal, wolf, Canidae, domestic dog



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