crocotta

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noun

A mythical dog-wolf of India or Ethiopia, said to be a deadly enemy of men and dogs and able to imitate the voice of any animal or human.

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yena
OriginAncient Greek κροκόττας →
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Meanings

nouncrocotta (plural crocottas)

plural crocottas · alternative corocotta · alternative crocuta

  1. A mythical dog-wolf of India or Ethiopia, said to be a deadly enemy of men and dogs and able to imitate the voice of any animal or human.

    Synonyms: yena

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mythical dog-wolf of India or Ethiopia, said to be a deadly enemy of men and dogs and able to imitate the voice of any animal or human.

Similar
yena

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκροκόττας“crocotta”
  2. Englishcrocotta

From Ancient Greek κροκόττας (krokóttas, “crocotta”, first attested in Strabo's Geographica), which may have been borrowed from Sanskrit.

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Translations

Latin crocotta
  • crocottaa mythical dog-wolf
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APA

crocotta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocotta

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“crocotta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocotta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crocotta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocotta.

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