Canis /(kă"nĭs)/

Ca·nis

Canis

n.

pl. Canes ((-nēz))

  1. A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidæ, including the dogs and wolves. (Zool.)

Phrases & Compounds
‖Canis major
a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star.
‖Canis minor
a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.