θώς

A. jackal, Canis aureus, Τρῶες ἕπονθ’ ὡς εἴ τε δαφοινοὶ θῶες . . ἀμφ’ ἔλαφον Il. 11.474, cf. Arist. HA 610a14, 630a9; θώων παρδαλίων τε λύκων τ’ ἤϊα Il. 13.103; θ. καὶ πάνθηρες Hdt. 4.192; ἔχει ὁ θ. πάντα τὰ ἐντὸς ὅμοια λύκῳ Arist. HA 507b17; a large kind in India, Arr. Ind. 15.3: pl., θώαντες IG 14.1302 (mosaic at Praeneste).

2. hunting dog, Lycaon pictus, Opp. C. 3.338, al.

3. panther, Cyr.