Cuon

See also: cuon, cuốn, cuộn, and cuợn

Translingual

Cuon alpinus (sole species)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

Proper noun

Cuon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – the single species Cuon alpinus (dhole), native to south and southeastern Asia.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Canidae – family; Caninae - subfamily; Canini - tribe

References

Dhole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cuon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cuon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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