See Canis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "(genus): Canis lupus (wolf, dog, dingo) – type species; Canis aureus (golden jackal, Eurasian golden jackal), Canis familiaris (=Canis lupus familiaris?) , Canis himalayensis (=Canis lupus chanco?), Canis latrans (coyote), Canis lupaster (African golden wolf), Canis lycaon (eastern wolf), Canis rufus (red wolf), Canis simensis (Ethiopean wolf) – other extant species",
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"word": "†Canis mosbachensis"
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"sense": "(genus): Canis lupus (wolf, dog, dingo) – type species; Canis aureus (golden jackal, Eurasian golden jackal), Canis familiaris (=Canis lupus familiaris?) , Canis himalayensis (=Canis lupus chanco?), Canis latrans (coyote), Canis lupaster (African golden wolf), Canis lycaon (eastern wolf), Canis rufus (red wolf), Canis simensis (Ethiopean wolf) – other extant species",
"word": "†Canis palmidens"
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"sense": "(genus): Canis lupus (wolf, dog, dingo) – type species; Canis aureus (golden jackal, Eurasian golden jackal), Canis familiaris (=Canis lupus familiaris?) , Canis himalayensis (=Canis lupus chanco?), Canis latrans (coyote), Canis lupaster (African golden wolf), Canis lycaon (eastern wolf), Canis rufus (red wolf), Canis simensis (Ethiopean wolf) – other extant species",
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