Thous

Latinized from Ancient Greek θως (thōs, “wild dog”)

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1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – African canids, some called jackal or wolf.

• (genus): Thous anthus (syn. of Canis lupaster; Egyptian wolf, African golden wolf^{(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)}), Thous mesomelas (syn. of Canis mesomelas; black-backed jackal, Cape jackal), Thous senegalensis (syn. of Canis lupaster ssp. anthus; Senegal thous, Senegal jackal, West African wolf), Thous variegatus (syn. of Canis lupaster ssp. lupaster; North African wolf, Nubian thous) – selected species; also some species now in Lycalopex

• Cerdocyon thous (crab-eating fox)

• thoa (Canis lupaster)

• English: thous dog (Canis lupaster)

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Thous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “Thous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Canini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Canini on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Canini on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons