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CANIS RUFUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Canis rufus mean? 

CANIS RUFUS (noun)
  The noun CANIS RUFUS has 1 sense:

1. reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North Americaplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CANIS RUFUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Canis niger; Canis rufus; maned wolf; red wolf

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

wolf (any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs)


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