: any of a family (Canidae) of carnivorous animals that includes the wolves, jackals, foxes, coyotes, and the domestic dog
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After birth, the number of individuals, canid and hominid, who interact with and shape the clone skyrockets; the possible environments go from finite to indescribably many.
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Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The burial held the skeleton of a type of canid that may have once competed with dogs for human affection: a fox.
Humans and dogs have a long history.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
And given the deep attachment that comes with pair bonding, wild canids stick together year after year.
—Devin Farmiloe, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2024
Lately the canid has taken to begging by the side of the road.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The burial held the skeleton of a type of canid that may have once competed with dogs for human affection: a fox.
Humans and dogs have a long history.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
And given the deep attachment that comes with pair bonding, wild canids stick together year after year.
—Devin Farmiloe, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2024
Lately the canid has taken to begging by the side of the road.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Canid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canid. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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