Canis dirus

Translingual

Etymology

Latin canis (“dog”) + dirus (“dreadful; dire”)

Proper noun

†Canis dirus m

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – synonym of †Aenocyon dirus, the dire wolf.

Usage notes

  • In taxonomy, this name is considered invalid due to genetic testing, which revealed that dire wolves were not part of the genus Canis (true wolves, dogs, coyotes, jackels, etc). It is still used outside of scientific literature, however.

Descendants

  • → English: dire wolf (calque)

References

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