"Lycaon" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [lyˈkaː.oːn] [Classical-Latin], [liˈkaː.on] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor|grc:Λῠκᾱ́ων}}, {{bor|la|grc|Λυκάων}} Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Lycāōn/Lycāon<3>|g=m}} Lycāōn m sg (genitive Lycāonis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Lycāōn/Lycāon<3>}} Forms: Lycāōn [canonical, masculine, singular], Lycāonis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Lycāōn [nominative, singular], Lycāonis [genitive, singular], Lycāonī [dative, singular], Lycāonem [accusative, singular], Lycāone [ablative, singular], Lycāōn [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) A king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus Tags: Greek, declension-3 Derived forms: Lycāōnius, Lycāōnis

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Latin Lycāōn, from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “Lycaon”) the mythological king of Arcadia was transformed into a wolf by Zeus, λυκάων (lukáōn, “wolves”), from λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “werewolf”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|mul|:der|la:Lycāōn}}, {{der|mul|la|Lycāōn}} Latin Lycāōn, {{der|mul|grc|Λυκάων||Lycaon}} Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “Lycaon”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Lycaon|nogendercat=1}} Lycaon m
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – an African wild dog, a hyena-like canid, and its extinct relatives. Tags: masculine Hyponyms (genus): Lycaon pictus (english: sole extant species), †Lycaon sekowei (english: selected extinct species)
    Sense id: en-Lycaon-mul-name-uA1CEb0l Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Deuterostomia (english: infrakingdom), Chordata (english: phylum), Vertebrata (english: subphylum), Gnathostomata (english: infraphylum), Tetrapoda (english: superclass), Mammalia [class], Theria – supercohort, Eutheria (english: infraclass), Carnivora (english: order), Caniformia (english: suborder), Canidae (english: family), Caninae (english: subfamily), Canini (english: tribe), Canina (english: subtribe)
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          "genus#English"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canidae",
          "Canidae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "African wild dog",
          "African wild dog"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lycaon"
}

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