κροκόττας

English (LSJ)

α, ὁ, an Indian wild beast, supposed to be a hybrid between wolf and dog, perh.really the

   A hyena, Ctes.Fr.87, Agatharch. 77, Peripl.M.Rubr.50, IG14.1302 (Praeneste): κροκούττας Str.16.4.16: κοροκόττας Ael.NA7.22, Porph.Abst.3.4, Plin.HN8.107: κοροκότας D.C.76.1.