"lycaon" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: lycaons [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “Lycaon”) the mythological king of Arcadia who was transformed into a wolf by Zeus, λυκάων (lukáōn, “wolves”), from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|grc|Λυκάων||Lycaon}} Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “Lycaon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lycaon (plural lycaons)
  1. An eastern wolf or Algonquin wolf of Canis lycaon or subspecies Canis lupus lycaon.
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