lycaonn.

/lɪˈkeɪɒn/

Etymology: modern Latin (S. Brookes in E. Griffith et al. tr. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom (1827) V. 151), < Greek λυκάων, Latin lycāon a wolf-like animal.

A wild dog of the monotypic genus so called, found in Africa south of the Sahara; the African hunting dog.

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1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 151 (heading) Burchel's Lycaon.

1915 T. Roosevelt & E. Heller Life-hist. Afr. Game Animals I. viii. 265 The skull of Lycaon is easily recognizable from that of a wolf or a jackal.

1945 C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 187 Lycaon is the most peculiar and interesting of all dog~like carnivores native to Africa.

1958 Listener 16 Jan. 102/2 The four-legged animal which deals out more destruction than almost any other is the lycaon, or wild dog.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	lycaon
释义	lycaonn. /lɪˈkeɪɒn/ Etymology: modern Latin (S. Brookes in E. Griffith et al. tr. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom (1827) V. 151), < Greek λυκάων, Latin lycāon a wolf-like animal. A wild dog of the monotypic genus so called, found in Africa south of the Sahara; the African hunting dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Lycaon (hunting dog) lycaon1827 hyena-dog1837 hunting dog1838 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 151 (heading) Burchel's Lycaon. 1915 T. Roosevelt & E. Heller Life-hist. Afr. Game Animals I. viii. 265 The skull of Lycaon is easily recognizable from that of a wolf or a jackal. 1945 C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 187 Lycaon is the most peculiar and interesting of all dog~like carnivores native to Africa. 1958 Listener 16 Jan. 102/2 The four-legged animal which deals out more destruction than almost any other is the lycaon, or wild dog. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1827
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