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- Dictionarywolf/wo͝olf/
noun
- 1. a wild carnivorous mammal of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, but has been widely exterminated.
- 2. used figuratively to refer to a rapacious, ferocious, or voracious person or thing: "he calls the media ravening wolves"
verb
- 1. devour (food) greedily: "he wolfed down his breakfast"
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2 days ago · The wolf (Canis lupus; pl.: wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, including the dog and dingo, though gray wolves, as popularly understood, only comprise naturally-occurring wild subspecies.
6 days ago · The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus / iː ˈ n ɒ s aɪ. ɒ n ˈ d aɪ r ə s /) is an extinct canine. The dire wolf lived in the Americas (with a possible single record also known from East Asia) during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–9,500 years ago).
Jun 25, 2024 · Timber wolves, also known as gray wolves or Canis lupus, are majestic creatures that have captured the imagination of humans for centuries. These remarkable animals are known for their complex social structure, impressive hunting abilities, and iconic howls that echo through the wilderness.
6 days ago · Canis lupus. Skulls of various wolf subspecies from North America. Present and historical range of wild subspecies of C. lupus. This map uses the more broadly defined North American subspecies of Nowak (1995), [1] [2] but see also the map under the section titled North America.
Jun 12, 2024 · Join IFAW. For centuries, wolves have captured our imaginations. Some cultures consider wolves to be important symbols of power or protection, while others make them out to be menacing villains—think Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.
Jun 23, 2024 · Their faunas frequently are thought of as representing not two distinct units but one, related to such a degree that a single name, Holarctic, is applied to it. Mammal, a vertebrate animal whose young are nourished with milk from special mammary glands of the mother.
2 days ago · A wolf’s head carving would be put on golden poles outside Turkic warriors’ tents before battle. GO DEEPER. Arda Guler: Choir-boy looks, thunderous foot and the hearts of Ancelotti, ...
