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Cuon

noun

Asiatic wild dog

• Syn: ↑Cyon, ↑genus Cuon, ↑genus Cyon

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Canidae, ↑family Canidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑dhole, ↑Cuon alpinus

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\\ˈkyüˌän\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, modification of Greek kyōn dog — more at hound

: a genus of Asiatic wild dogs (family Canidae) characterized by the absence of the usual last lower molar and including the dhole

Useful english dictionary. 2012.