‖Ca″nis (kă″nĭs), n.; pl.Canes (–nēz). (Zoöl.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidæ, including the dogs and wolves.
‖Canis major, a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star. — ‖Canis minor, a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.