Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(longing). Youngest son of Japheth, and supposed progenitor of the Thracian (Gen. 10:2).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Son of Japheth: his descendants have not been traced, but are supposed to correspond with the Thracians (Gen. 10:2; 1 Chron. 1:5).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
probably of foreign derivation; Tiras, a son of Japheth
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
he crushed the search
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Desire; longing; a destroyer:― a son of Japheth, Gen. 10:2. {Desiderium}