Caniformia

See also: caniformia

Translingual

Canis lupus dingo

Etymology

From Latin canifōrmis (“dog-shaped”), from canis (“dog”) + -fōrmis (“having the shape of”).

Proper noun

Caniformia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Carnivora – the pandas, dogs, skunks, walruses, sea lions, seals, racoons, and bears.

Hyponyms

(suborder): Musteloidea (superfamily); Pinnipedia (clade);
- Ailuridae, †Amphicyonidae (extinct), Canidae, †Enaliarctidae (extinct), †Hemicyonidae (extinct), Mephitidae, Mustelidae, Odobenidae, Otariidae, Phocidae, Procyonidae, Ursidae (families)

Translations

taxonomic suborder

Swahili: Wanyama kama mbwa

Further reading

Caniformia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caniformia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caniformia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Caniformia at the Tree of Life Web Project

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