Library / English Dictionary

CYON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Asiatic wild dog

Synonyms:

Cuon; Cyon; genus Cuon; genus Cyon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Cyon" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Cyon"):

Cuon alpinus; dhole (fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs)

Holonyms ("Cyon" is a member of...):

Canidae; family Canidae (dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes)

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