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CANIDS Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word canids. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word canids. (close relations)
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coyote
nounn
noun

• small wolf native to western North America

• someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)

• a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)

dingo
nounn
noun

• wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia

dog
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

• a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman

• informal term for a man

• someone who is morally reprehensible

• a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

• a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

• metal supports for logs in a fireplace

verb

• go after with the intent to catch

fox
verb, nounv, n
noun

• alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

• English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)

• a shifty deceptive person

• English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

• a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

• the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

• the Algonquian language of the Fox

verb

• deceive somebody

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

hyena
nounn
noun

• doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

jackal
nounn
noun

• 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

• a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat

• a jackal native to Africa with a black back

• a jackal native to Southern Africa with a stripe down its side

• a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf

wolf
nounn
noun

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

• Austrian composer (1860-1903)

• a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

• German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)

• a cruelly rapacious person

verb

• eat hastily

canine
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

• of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae

noun

• one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

• any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

Best Hypernyms For CANIDS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for canids, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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carnivore animals mammals
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