GENUS CYON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Asiatic wild dog

Synonyms:

Cuon; Cyon; genus Cuon; genus Cyon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)