The difference between Canid and Wolf

When used as nouns, canid means any member of the family canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals, whereas wolf means the gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the gray wolf (canis lupus) that are not or .


Wolf is also verb with the meaning: to devour.

check bellow for the other definitions of Canid and Wolf

  1. Canid as a noun:

    Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals.

  1. Wolf as a noun:

    The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) that are not or .

  2. Wolf as a noun:

    A man who makes amorous advances to many women.

  3. Wolf as a noun (music):

    A wolf tone or wolf note.

  4. Wolf as a noun (figurative):

    Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation.

    Examples:

    "They toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door."

    "the bee wolf'"

  5. Wolf as a noun:

    One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths.

  6. Wolf as a noun:

    A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.

  7. Wolf as a noun (obsolete):

    An eating ulcer or sore. See .

  8. Wolf as a noun:

    A willying machine.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  1. Wolf as a verb (transitive):

    To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.

  2. Wolf as a verb (intransitive, slang):

    To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex.

  3. Wolf as a verb (intransitive):

    To hunt for wolves.

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