lycaon

See also: Lycaon

English

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Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “Lycaon”) the mythological king of Arcadia who was transformed into a wolf by Zeus, λυκάων (lukáōn, “wolves”), from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”).

Proper noun

lycaon (plural lycaons)

An eastern wolf or Algonquin wolf of Canis lycaon or subspecies Canis lupus lycaon.

References

Eastern wolf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Canis lycaon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Canis lycaon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons