Aenocyon

Translingual thumb|†Aenocyon dirus species life restoration thumb|†Aenocyon dirus species size comparison Etymology From mul grc αἰνός terrible + grc κύων dog. Proper noun †1 genus family Canidae dire wolf and Armbruster's wolf en mul Katie Hunt Scientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/science/dire-wolf-de-extinction-cloning-colossal/index.html 2025-04-07 The dire wolf, Aenocyon dirus, which was the inspiration for the fearsome canine featured in the HBO TV series “Game of Thrones,” was a top predator that once roamed North America. (HBO shares parent company Warner Bros. Discovery with CNN.) Using ancient DNA extracted from two dire wolf fossils, Colossal’s scientists and collaborators said they were able to assemble two high-quality Aenocyon dirus genomes, or complete sets of genetic information. https://web.archive.org/web/20250427080211/https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/science/dire-wolf-de-extinction-cloning-colossal/index.html Hypernyms genus Carnivora order order; Caniformia suborder suborder; Cynoidea infraorder infraorder; Canidae family family; Caninae subfamily subfamily; Canini tribe tribe; Canina subtribe subtribe Hyponyms genus †Aenocyon dirus species, †Aenocyon armbrusteri species species References 1 1 1 mul Canids