CANIS AUREUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Canis aureus mean? 

• CANIS AUREUS (noun)
  The noun CANIS AUREUS has 1 sense:

1. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair

  Familiarity information: CANIS AUREUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANIS AUREUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Canis aureus; jackal

Hypernyms ("Canis aureus" is a kind of...):

canid; canine (any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles)

Holonyms ("Canis aureus" is a member of...):

Canis; genus Canis (type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals)