Zool. [mod.L., a. Gr. θώς, θω-ός: see THOS.] A species or group of species of the extended genus Canis, canine beasts, natives of Africa and Asia; including Thōus (or Canis) anthus (the North African Jackal), and T. mesomelas, variegatus, and Senegalensis, African jackals.
1839. C. H. Smith, Dogs, I. iv. 193, Section IV. Thous. Ibid., v. 207. By separating our group of Thous from the true Jackals, much confusion … is removed.
