See Canis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"alt": "=Lupulella adusta",
"english": "side-striped jackal",
"translation": "side-striped jackal",
"word": "Canis adustus"
},
{
"alt": "=Lupulella mesomelas",
"english": "black-backed jackal",
"translation": "black-backed jackal",
"word": "Canis mesomelas"
},
{
"alt": "=†Eucyon ferox",
"word": "†Canis ferox"
},
{
"alt": "=†Aenocyon dirus",
"english": "species moved to other genera",
"translation": "species moved to other genera",
"word": "†Canis dirus"
},
{
"english": "extinct subgenus",
"translation": "extinct subgenus",
"word": "†Xenocyon"
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{
"word": "†Canis adoxus"
},
{
"word": "†Canis borjgali"
},
{
"word": "†Canis chihliensis"
},
{
"word": "†Canis edwardii"
},
{
"word": "†Canis etruscus"
},
{
"word": "†Canis lepophagus"
},
{
"word": "†Canis mosbachensis"
},
{
"word": "†Canis palmidens"
},
{
"word": "†Canis variabilis"
},
{
"alt": "=†Plithocyon ursinus?",
"english": "unplaced extinct species",
"translation": "unplaced extinct species",
"word": "†Canis ursinus"
},
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"english": "type species",
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"translation": "type species",
"word": "Canis lupus"
},
{
"alt": "golden jackal, Eurasian golden jackal",
"sense": "genus",
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},
{
"alt": "=Canis lupus familiaris?",
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"word": "Canis familiaris"
},
{
"alt": "=Canis lupus chanco?",
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"word": "Canis himalayensis"
},
{
"english": "coyote",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "coyote",
"word": "Canis latrans"
},
{
"english": "African golden wolf",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "African golden wolf",
"word": "Canis lupaster"
},
{
"english": "eastern wolf",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "eastern wolf",
"word": "Canis lycaon"
},
{
"english": "red wolf",
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"word": "Canis rufus"
},
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"alt": "=Lupulella adusta",
"english": "side-striped jackal",
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},
{
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"word": "†Canis ferox"
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"word": "†Canis dirus"
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"translation": "extinct subgenus",
"word": "†Xenocyon"
},
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},
{
"word": "†Canis adoxus"
},
{
"word": "†Canis borjgali"
},
{
"word": "†Canis chihliensis"
},
{
"word": "†Canis edwardii"
},
{
"word": "†Canis etruscus"
},
{
"word": "†Canis lepophagus"
},
{
"word": "†Canis mosbachensis"
},
{
"word": "†Canis palmidens"
},
{
"word": "†Canis variabilis"
},
{
"alt": "=†Plithocyon ursinus?",
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"word": "†Canis ursinus"
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"english": "type species",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "type species",
"word": "Canis lupus"
},
{
"alt": "golden jackal, Eurasian golden jackal",
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Canis aureus"
},
{
"alt": "=Canis lupus familiaris?",
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Canis familiaris"
},
{
"alt": "=Canis lupus chanco?",
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Canis himalayensis"
},
{
"english": "coyote",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "coyote",
"word": "Canis latrans"
},
{
"english": "African golden wolf",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "African golden wolf",
"word": "Canis lupaster"
},
{
"english": "eastern wolf",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "eastern wolf",
"word": "Canis lycaon"
},
{
"english": "red wolf",
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"translation": "red wolf",
"word": "Canis rufus"
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