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Canis is a
genus of the
Caninae which includes multiple extant species, such as wolves, dogs, coyotes, and
golden jackals.
Species of this
genus are distinguished...
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Canis Major is a
constellation in the
southern celestial hemisphere. In the
second century, it was
included in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is counted...
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There are 38
subspecies of
Canis lupus listed in the
taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the
World (2005, 3rd edition).
These subspecies were named...
- The dog (
Canis familiaris or
Canis lupus familiaris) is a
domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also
called the
domestic dog, it was
selectively bred from...
- The
Canis Major Overdensity (CMa Overdensity) or
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy (CMa Dwarf) is a
disputed dwarf irregular galaxy in the
Local Group, located...
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Early Pleistocene species Canis etruscus, and its
successor the
Middle Pleistocene Canis mosbachensis. The grey wolf
Canis lupus is a
highly adaptable...
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Canis Minor is a
small constellation in the
northern celestial hemisphere. In the
second century, it was
included as an asterism, or pattern, of two stars...
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Ehrlichia canis is an
obligate intracellular bacterium that acts as the
causative agent of ehrlichiosis, a
disease most
commonly affecting canine species...
- VY
Canis Majoris (abbreviated to VY CMa) is an
extreme oxygen-rich red
hypergiant or red
supergiant (O-rich RHG or RSG) and
pulsating variable star 1...
- The
coyote (
Canis latrans), also
known as the
American jackal,
prairie wolf, or
brush wolf, is a
species of
canine native to
North America. It is smaller...
