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GENUS CYON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cyon mean?
• GENUS CYON (noun)
The noun GENUS CYON has 1 sense:
1. Asiatic wild dog
Familiarity information: GENUS CYON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Asiatic wild dog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cuon; Cyon; genus Cuon; genus Cyon
Hypernyms ("genus Cyon" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Cyon"):
Cuon alpinus; dhole (fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs)
Holonyms ("genus Cyon" is a member of...):
Canidae; family Canidae (dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes)
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