Mbwa (ku Chiratini: canidae) imhuri ine zvikara uye zvidyazvese zvinoyamwisa zveraya rechikara. Mhuka dzinobva mumhuri ye mbwa, dzinonzi imbwa. Mhuri ye mbwa yakakamurwa ine madzinza maviri: Gava-dzinza (Vulpini) ("makava chaivo") uye Humbwa kana Mbwa-dzinza (Canini) ("imbwa dzechokwadi"). Mbwa dzerudzi re gava-dzinza (makava) dzinonzi "zvikava". Mbwa dzedzinza re humbwa kana mbwa-dzinza (bhumi, imbwa, koyoti nemamwe) dzinonzi "imbwa". Vamwe vanhu vanodana zvese izvi kuti "imbwa", asi izvi hazvina kunaka. Mienzaniso yemakani imbwa, bhumi, makava, koyoti, uye mhungubwe. canidae/canid - Mbwa canis - chimbwa canine - imbwa canini - mbwa-dzinza kana humbwa caninae - mbwa zasi-mhuri kana inbwa (kutorwa reChiruanda) kana inja (shoko rechinguni) caniformia (carnivorous) - hukari Mashoko anopera na -idae senge Canidae, Falidae, Accipitridae ne mamwe Mashhoko anopera na -id senge Canid, Felid, ne mamwe Mashoko anopera na -inae, senge Caninae, Felinae, ne mamwe Mashoko anopera na -ni senge Canini, Vulpini, Felini ne mamawe Mashoko anopera na -is ano iswa chivakashure "chi" e.g. Canis => chimbwa, Felis => Chikatsi Tarisai futi peji re Udongorodzwa hweMbwa https://www.dogbreedinfo.com/languages.htm