Lycaon
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “a name”), λυκάων (lukáōn, “wolves”), 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)
References
- ''Lycaon'' (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ''Lycaon'' on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- ''Lycaon'' on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Lycaon in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Lycaon at Animal Diversity Web
- Lycaon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Lycaon at Encyclopedia of Life
- Lycaon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Lycaon at Paleology Database
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lyˈkaː.oːn/, [lʲʏˈkäːoːn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈka.on/, [liˈkäːon]
Proper noun
Lycāōn m sg (genitive Lycāonis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) A king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Lycāōn |
Genitive | Lycāonis |
Dative | Lycāonī |
Accusative | Lycāonem |
Ablative | Lycāone |
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