Cuon
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Cuon.alpinus-cut.jpg/220px-Cuon.alpinus-cut.jpg)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Proper noun
Cuon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – the single species Cuon alpinus (dhole), native to south and southeastern Asia.
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; Caninae - subfamily; Canini - tribe
References
Dhole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cuon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cuon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons