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Definition of Canis rufus
1. Noun. Reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canis Rufus
Literary usage of Canis rufus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1866)
"In a Fox (canis rufus) the vertebral formula is the same, save that the tail-joints
are more slender and numerous, being 22. A few of the anterior caudal ..."
2. Modern India: With Illustrations of the Resources and Capabilities of Hindústan by Henry Harpur Spry (1837)
"... the colonel's attention was suddenly attracted by a loud hallooing and shout- *
Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. iii. canis rufus, subtus ..."
3. The Student's Manual of Comparative Anatomy, and Guide to Dissection by George Herbert Morrell (1872)
"The Sacrum of canis rufus (fox) is remarkable for its sudden diminution of size,
as compared with the lumbar ..."
4. A Synopsis of the Mammals of North America and Adjacent Seas by Daniel Giraud Elliot (1901)
"... Canis occidentalis 300 Canis ochropus 303 Canis pallidus 301 Canis peninsulae
302 canis rufus 300 Canis virginianus 307 canus. (Peromyscus) 132 canus. ..."
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