Lycaon
Translingual edit
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Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “Lycaon”) the mythological king of Arcadia was transformed into a wolf by Zeus, λυκάων (lukáōn, “wolves”), from λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “werewolf”).
Proper noun edit
Lycaon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – The hyena-like African wild dog and its extinct relative.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Lycaon pictus - sole extant species; †Lycaon sekowei - extinct species
Descendants edit
References edit
Lycaon (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lycaon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lycaon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lycaon in Mammal Species of the World[1] 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 Paleobiology Database
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lyˈkaː.oːn/, [lʲʏˈkäːoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈka.on/, [liˈkäːon]
Proper noun edit
Lycāōn m sg (genitive Lycāonis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lycāōn |
| Genitive | Lycāonis |
| Dative | Lycāonī |
| Accusative | Lycāonem |
| Ablative | Lycāone |
| Vocative | Lycāōn |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “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.