σκύλος[ῠ],εος,τό ,
A. animal's skin, hide,τὸ δὲ ς. ἀνδρὶ καλύπτρη, of a lion's skin, Call. Fr. 142 , cf. Theoc. 25.142 , AP 6.35 ( Leon. ), 165 ( Phal. );outer huskof a nut, Nic. Al. 270 : heterocl. pl. σκύλα
Id. Th. 422
:σκυλοςis f.l. for σκῦτος in Herod. 3.68 .