1) Heraldic beast 
Theow, also called thos, thea or thoye, is a mythological beast, probably based on the jackal. The theow occasionally occurs in heraldry. The theow goes back to written accounts by Pliny the Elder, who described it to look like a wolf but with bigger body and shorter legs. It is thought to be a wrongly described jackal. It is a wolf-like creature ...