Caniformia

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

1. 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