cynIc, cynIck

& s. [Lat. cynic us=a cynic, from Gr. kynikos -dog-like, cynical, kyōn, gen it. kynos a dog.] A. As adjective: I. Ordinary Language: has affinities also to the dogs and the hyenas, in the family Canidae. The incisors are, the canines 6-6 1-1 the molars=38. Cynictis Steed man i i or 1-1' Ogilbyi is found at the Cape of Good Hope, where it is called the Meerkat.