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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Carnivora > Caniformia > Canidae > Dogs

Preferred term

Dogs  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Canis familiaris

Note

  • check tag: no qualif; TN 3: spelling of breeds

Scope note

  • 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)

In other languages

  • koirat

    Finnish

  • Canis familiaris
  • Canis lupus familiaris
  • koira
  • Hundar

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004285

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