Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Wolfish; resembling or related to the wolf; lupine: as, “the thoöid or lupine series” of canines, W. H. Flower.
- n. A member of the thoöid or lupine series of canine quadrupeds, as a wolf, dog, or jackal: as. “thoöids, or lupine forms,”
Wiktionary
- adj. zoology Of or relating to a group of carnivores, including wolves and dogs.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a group of carnivores, including the wovels and the dogs.
Etymologies
- Ancient Greek the jackal + -oid. (Wiktionary)
Examples
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘thooid’.
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phrontistery-t
from phrontistery.info
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respelt
'He spent the greater part of his life campaigning to have respelt those words that LOOK as though they are spelt wrongly but aren't.'
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Wordplayer's Wonderful Words
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Beastly adjectives
How would you describe your brother-in-law? Is he a tad bovine? Maybe there is something lacertilian about him? Or his business practices seem a little percesocine to you.
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Balderdash
If you've ever played the game "Balderdash," you may have heard of the 'Weird Words' category. This category lists some pretty strange words... these are a few examples of word you may come across ...
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Words that make you go hmmmm...
Interesting words you probably won't hear in your day-to-day.
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T-words
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WordLover42's Favorites
These are a few of my personal favorite words
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dog words
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ChesterList
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sionnach like a wolf. Feb 10, 2008