Thous

See also: thous

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“wild dog”)

Proper noun

Thous

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – African jackals and wild dogs.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Thous mesomelas (now Canis mesomelas)

References

• “Thous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.