Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wolfish; resembling or related to the wolf; lupine: as, “the thoöid or lupine series” of canines, W. H. Flower.
- noun A member of the thoöid or lupine series of canine quadrupeds, as a wolf, dog, or jackal: as. “thoöids, or lupine forms,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a group of carnivores, including the wovels and the dogs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Of or relating to a group of
carnivores , including wolves and dogs.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek the jackal + -oid.
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sionnach commented on the word thooid
like a wolf.
February 11, 2008