Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canid

/ˈkeɪnəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: canid
IPA: /ˈkeɪnəd/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).

Example Sentences

"The jaw indicates the beginning of a long tradition of the interment of dogs with people, which reveals a deep attachment between some people and canids."

Etymology

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Canid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names).

Inflected Forms

canids (plural)

Synonyms

canid canine

Questions

How do you pronounce canid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪnəd/.
What does canid mean?: Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
Where does canid come from?: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Canid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names).

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