Canis (disambiguation)
# 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
