Lycaon

lycaon Translingual thumb|Lycaon pictus Etymology mul :der la:Lycāōn From mul la Lycāōn, from mul grc Λυκάων Lycaon the mythological king of Arcadia was transformed into a wolf by Zeus, grc λυκάων wolves, from grc λυκάνθρωπος werewolf. Proper noun 1 m genus family Canidae an African wild dog, a hyena-like canid, and its extinct relatives Hypernyms genus ; Caninae subfamily subfamily; Canini tribe tribe; Canina subtribe subtribe Hyponyms genus Lycaon pictus species sole extant species; †Lycaon sekowei species selected extinct species Descendants Japanese: リカオン Korean: 리카온 pt licaone References Lycaon (genus) Lycaon (genus) 1 1 14000817 183832 20198 9621 41219 Latin Etymology la Lycāōn :bor grc:Λυκάων + 1 Pronunciation Lycāōn Proper noun Lycāōn/Lycāon<3> m la Greek mythology A king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus Declension Lycāōn/Lycāon<3> Derived terms la Lycāōnius la Lycāōnis References