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Canis dirus
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Translingual
thumb|Canis dirus
Etymology
mul la canis dog + la dirus dreadful; dire
Proper noun
†1 m Canis dirus la
mul obsolete species family Canidae synonym of †Aenocyon dirus species, the dire wolf
Usage notes
In taxonomy, this name is considered invalid due to genetic testing, which revealed that dire wolves are not part of the genus Canis genus (true wolves, dogs, coyotes, jackels, etc). It is still used outside of scientific literature, however.
Descendants
en dire wolf 1
References
Dire wolf
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mul Taxonomic names (obsolete)