Canis (disambiguation)

Canis is a genus which includes dogs, wolves and jackals.

Canis may also refer to:

People with the surname

 * Cornelius Canis (between 1500 and 1510–1561), Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance

Astronomy

 * Canis Major, the 'big dog' constellation
 * Canis Minor, the 'small dog' constellation
 * Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs
 * Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy
 * Tau Canis Majoris Cluster, an open cluster of stars

Places

 * Canis District in the Ancash Region, Peru
 * Canis Resort, the world's first luxury dog hotel located in Freising, Germany

Other

 * Stercus canis officinale, the dung of dogs or hyenas that has become white through exposure to air used in dressing leather