domestic dog

noun

The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.

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dogCanis familiaris
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Meanings

noundomestic dog (plural domestic dogs)

plural domestic dogs

  1. The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

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dogCanis familiaris
Broader
caninecaniddomestic animaldomesticated animal
Also see
dog

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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Chicago

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