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noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a human.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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Synonyms: doghead
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a nonhuman ape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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Synonyms: Aani
Antonyms: none provided
noun
type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Cynocephalus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mammal genus
History
From Latin cynocephalus; by surface analysis, cyno- + translingual -cephalus.
