Definition: The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)
check tag: no qualif; when IM, qualif permitted; TN 3: spelling of breeds
consider also terms at CANINE
Other names Canis familiaris; familiaris, Canis; Dog