#dog__domesticdog__Canis_familiaris  a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
  supertype:  canine__canid  any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
  subtype:  pooch  mongrel  lapdog  toy_dog  hunting_dog  working_dog  dalmatian  basenji  pug-dog  Leonberg  Newfoundland  Great_Pyrenees  spitz  Brussels_griffon  Welsh_corgi  poodle_dog  Mexican_hairless  smart_dog (vicki)
  part:  flag.tail
  member of:  genus_Canis__Canis  type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals
     member of:  family_Canidae__Canidae  dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
        member of:  order_Carnivora__Carnivora  cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
           member of:  subclass_Eutheria__Eutheria  all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
              member of:  class_Mammalia__Mammalia  warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female
                 member of:  subphylum_Vertebrata__Vertebrata__Craniata__subphylum_Craniata  fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
                    member of:  phylum_Chordata__Chordata  comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
                       member of:  kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom  taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
  member of:  pack.animal_group  a group of hunting animals

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