lycaon

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proper noun

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

OriginAncient Greek Λυκάων →
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Meanings

proper nounlycaon (plural lycaons)

plural lycaons

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

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΛυκάων“Lycaon”
  2. Englishlycaon

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”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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