Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Dog is the common use term that refers to members of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris ( canis , `` dog '' ; lupus , `` wolf '' ; familiaris , `` of a household '' or `` domestic '' ) .
Simplified: The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris ) is a mammal from the family Canidae .