What is "crab-eating fox"

n. (taxlink Cerdocyon thous species noshow=1), a medium-sized canid endemic to central South America.

n. wild dog of northern South America [syn: crab-eating dog, Dusicyon cancrivorus]

The crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), also known as the forest fox, wood fox, and the common fox, is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America, and which appeared during the Pliocene epoch. Cerdocyon comes from the Greek words kerdo (meaning fox) and cyon (dog) referring to the dog- and fox-like characteristics of this animal.