canidae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Canidae
    n 1: dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes [syn: {Canidae}, {family
         Canidae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Canidae \Can"id*ae\ n.
   a natural family of doglike mammals including the domestic
   dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes, hyenas, and coyotes.

   Syn: family {Canidae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]