Topic: Foxes=canine???

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

So I tried to delete the tag "canine" from a post I uploaded not long ago of a fox, but it won't let me. What gives? Foxes are NOT canine. Is there some kind of autotag thing going on or something?

Updated by Anomynous

Yeah, "canine" is a bit incorrect in the common usage, and a bit loose in the scientific one. I'm more in favour of the common usage, and not using funky derived words like "equid", or "canid"; I'd quite like people to be able to tag without an advanced knowledge of scientific Greek or Latin :(

Quick Q: is an "equine" in Equini or Equinae, Equus or Equidae? Quick A: it doesn't matter. Horsecock.

There's a case for using canine/feline for "looks like a dog/cat but I'm not sure which one", and not faffing around with domestic_dog or domestic_cat to cover the corner case.

Also http://www.e621.net/forum/show/274

Updated by anonymous

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