Canis familiaris vs Newfoundland dog

Newfoundland dog vs Canis familiaris

Canis familiaris and Newfoundland dog both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Canis familiaris	Yes	No	No	No
Newfoundland dog	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Newfoundland dog is a hyponym of Canis familiaris; that is, Newfoundland dog is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Canis familiaris:

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
Newfoundland dog: a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland

Other hyponyms of Canis familiaris include puppy, barker, bow-wow, doggie, doggy, pooch, cur, mongrel, mutt, lapdog, toy, toy dog, hunting dog, working dog, carriage dog, coach dog, dalmatian, basenji, pug-dog, pug, Leonberg, Newfoundland, Great Pyrenees, spitz, Belgian griffon, Brussels griffon, griffon, corgi, Welsh corgi, poodle, poodle dog, Mexican hairless.

Canis familiaris (noun)	Newfoundland dog (noun)
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	a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland

Difference between Canis familiaris and Newfoundland dog

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