What does caniform mean?
Caniform means Characteristic of, or relating to the Caniformia..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Characteristic of, or relating to the Caniformia..
Modern carnivores appeared as well, diverging into the feliforms (cats, hyaenas, and mongooses) and caniforms (dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, and seals).
It is representative of a group of early carnivores, the miacids, that were the ancestors of modern caniforms: the canids (that is, the dogs, coyotes, wolves, foxes, and jackals) and a large group made up of the bear, raccoon, and weasel families.
Some paleontologists argue that in fact they^([extinct nimravids]) are closer to caniforms, while others place them as a distant relative of the feliforms.
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Caniform means Characteristic of, or relating to the Caniformia..
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Modern carnivores appeared as well, diverging into the feliforms (cats, hyaenas, and mongooses) and caniforms (dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, and seals).
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