Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caniform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-i-form
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of, or relating to the Caniformia.

noun

Any carnivore of the suborder Caniformia, which are regarded as dog-like.

Example Sentences

"Modern carnivores appeared as well, diverging into the feliforms (cats, hyaenas, and mongooses) and caniforms (dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, and seals)."
"It is representative of a group of early carnivores, the miacids, that were the ancestors of modern caniforms: the canids (that is, the dogs, coyotes, wolves, foxes, and jackals) and a large group made up of the bear, raccoon, and weasel families."
"Some paleontologists argue that in fact they^([extinct nimravids]) are closer to caniforms, while others place them as a distant relative of the feliforms."

Etymology

From Latin canis (“dog”) + -form.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -form

Inflected Forms

caniforms (plural)

Questions

What does caniform mean?: Characteristic of, or relating to the Caniformia.
Where does caniform come from?: From Latin canis (“dog”) + -form.

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