Dog genus
The crossword clue "Dog genus" is answered by CANIS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CANIS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CANIS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for CANIS
Every other clue in this collection answered by CANIS, most used first.
- ___ Major - used 15 times, most recently in 2011
- ___ Major (constellation) - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- ___ Major (Sirius' constellation) - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- ___ Major or Minor - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
- ___ Major (Sirius's constellation) - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Japanese dog - AKITA, used 108 times
- Goose genus - ANSER, used 80 times
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- The Jetsons' dog - ASTRO, used 63 times
- Japanese dog breed - AKITA, used 54 times
- Disney dog - PLUTO, used 43 times
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