Etymology

caniform

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Today it means: Characteristic of, or relating to the Caniformia. Full definition →

Latin canis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcanis“dog”
  2. English todaycaniform

From Latin canis (“dog”) + -form.

Words from the same roots

Latincanis all →

kennelcanicideCanis Latinicus

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