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Definition of Canis aureus
1. Noun. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canis Aureus
Literary usage of Canis aureus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... the Bordeaux pine. a black species, Canis tycoon, of less frequent occurrence
The jackal, Canis aureus, is found in southern Russia, Greece, and Turkey. ..."
2. Raemaekers' Cartoons by Louis Raemaekers (1916)
"The jackal is Canis aureus, the "gold dog." The epithet describes no doubt his
colour. The human Canis aureus perhaps deserves his title on not less obvious ..."
3. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater, Indian Museum (1891)
"Type, Canis aureus. Lupus, H. Smith Jard. Nat. Libr., ix, p. 129 (1839). ...
Type, Canis aureus. (1841). Type, Ca Key of the Indian Species. a. ..."
4. Catalogue of the Hunterian Collection in the Museum of the Royal College of by Museum, Royal College of Surgeons in London (1831)
"Canis aureus. i re j toon 319. Skull of the common Fox. Presented by Lieut.
Colonel Finch, 1830. Vulpes vulgaris. (Canis Vulpes—£w: Renard—Buff:} Fig. ..."
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