Thos

1 of 2

noun

ˈthäs

in some classifications

: a genus that is now usually considered a subgenus of Canis and that includes the Asiatic and African jackals and sometimes the American coyotes

Thos

2 of 2

plural of tho

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Latin, jackal, from Greek thōs; akin to Latin faunus faun

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