Canis familiaris vs poodle

poodle vs Canis familiaris

Canis familiaris and poodle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Canis familiaris	Yes	No	No	No
poodle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, poodle is a hyponym of Canis familiaris; that is, poodle 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
poodle: an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs

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, Newfoundland dog, Great Pyrenees, spitz, Belgian griffon, Brussels griffon, griffon, corgi, Welsh corgi, poodle dog, Mexican hairless.

Canis familiaris (noun)	poodle (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	an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs

Difference between Canis familiaris and poodle

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