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Etymology · Ancient Greek

κύων

4 English words descend from Ancient Greek κύων, most common first.

cynomolgusA long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.
cynanthropyA delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
cyno-Of or pertaining to dogs.
cynodontAny of several small carnivorous synapsids in the clade Cynodontia, ancestral to mammals and extinct close relatives.