| 释义 |
thoan, a. Zool. ? Obs.|ˈθəʊən|
[f. tho-us + -an.]
Of or pertaining to canine beasts of or akin to the subgenus Thous; in a restricted application including certain African jackals, but often extended as in thooid.
1839C. H. Smith Dogs I. iv. 193 The Thoan group represents in form the wolf on a reduced scale. 1842Penny Cycl. XXIV. 240/2 A race of..dogs..in Arabia..of Thoan form. |