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Canidae

Canidae (/ˈkæn.ɪ.diː/; from Latin, canis, "dog") is a biological family of caniform carnivorans, constituting a clade. A member of this family is a canid (/ˈkæn.ɪd/, rarely /ˈkeɪ.nɪd/), colloquially referred to as dogs. The family includes three subfamilies: the Caninae, and the extinct Borophaginae and Hesperocyoninae. The Caninae are the canines, and…

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Taxonomy

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Canidae

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Avg. degree1.99
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Canidae

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related to Taxonomy · 20
Canidae → All, Borophaginae, Caniformia, Caninae, Carnivoramorpha, Cenozoic, Eurasia, Feliformia, Hesperocyoninae, In, Late Eocene, Late Miocene, Late Pliocene, Mya, North America, South America, The, The Canidae, They, This
related to Oligocene epoch · 16
Canidae → Archaeocyon, Borophaginae, By, Caninae, Hesperocyon, Hesperocyoninae, Hesperocyonines, Leptocyon, Mesocyon, Miocene, Mya, North America, Oligocene, One, The, These
related to Eocene epoch · 15
Canidae → Around, Borophaginae, By, Caninae, Carnivora, Carnivorans, Eocene, Hesperocyoninae, Members, Mya, Named Prohesperocyon, Paleocene, Prohesperocyon, Texas, The
related to Evolution · 4
Canidae → In, Modern, The, The Canidae
related to External links · 3
Canidae → Biotechnology Information, National Center, NCBI

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and howlsinstance ofand by vocalizations0.80text
the dhole are now endangered in the wild because of persecutioninstance ofCanids0.80text
habitat lossinstance ofCanids0.80text
a depletion of ungulate prey speciesinstance ofCanids0.80text
transmission of diseases from domestic dogsinstance ofCanids0.80text
Canidaerelated to Eocene epochCarnivorans0.60section
Canidaerelated to Eocene epochAround0.60section
Canidaerelated to Eocene epochPaleocene0.60section
Canidaerelated to Eocene epochCarnivora0.60section
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