"caniform" meaning in English

See caniform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin canis (“dog”) + -form. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|canis||dog}} Latin canis (“dog”), {{affix|en|-form}} -form Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} caniform (not comparable)
  1. Characteristic of, or relating to the Caniformia. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-caniform-en-adj-lJ0tP~3i

Noun

Forms: caniforms [plural]
Etymology: From Latin canis (“dog”) + -form. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|canis||dog}} Latin canis (“dog”), {{affix|en|-form}} -form Head templates: {{en-noun}} caniform (plural caniforms)
  1. Any carnivore of the suborder Caniformia, which are regarded as dog-like. Categories (lifeform): Carnivores
    Sense id: en-caniform-en-noun-xqviaTBk Disambiguation of Carnivores: 2 98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -form, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -form: 4 96 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 7 93

Inflected forms

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