Found 2 items, similar to canis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Canis Canis n : type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals [syn: genus Canis]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Canis Canis \Ca"nis\ (k[a^]"n[i^]s), n.; pl. Canes (-n[=e]z). [L., a dog.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canid[ae], including the dogs and wolves. [1913 Webster] Canis major [L., larger dog], a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star. Canis minor [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude. [1913 Webster]