Lycaon
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Lycaon pictus
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “a name”), λυκάων (lukáōn), from λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “werewolf”).
Proper noun
Lycaon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – The hyena-like African wild dog and its extinct relative.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Canidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lycaon pictus - sole extant species; †Lycaon sekowei - extinct species
Descendants
- Japanese: リカオン (rikaon)
- Korean: 리카온 (rikaon)
Further reading
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- Lycaon in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Lycaon at Animal Diversity Web
- Lycaon on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Lycaon at Encyclopedia of Life
- Lycaon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Lycaon at Fossilworks
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lyˈkaː.oːn/, [lʏˈkaː.oːn]
Proper noun
Lycāōn m (genitive Lycāōnis); third declension
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lycāōn |
| genitive | Lycāōnis |
| dative | Lycāōnī |
| accusative | Lycāōnem |
| ablative | Lycāōne |
| vocative | Lycāōn |
Derived terms
- Lycāōnius
- Lycāōnis
References
- Lycaon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lycaon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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