wolf
/wʊlf/
Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.; Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis
- plural
- wolves
Meanings
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Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily
Wolves don't usually attack people.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
He came across a wolf.
Tatoeba · Jesse · CC BY 2.0 FR
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Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.; Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis
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A man who makes amorous advances to many women
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A wolf tone or wolf noterare
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Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvationrare
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One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain mothsrare
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A white worm which infests granaries, the larva of Nemapogon granella, a tineid mothrare
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A wolf spider (Lycosidae spp.)rare
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An eating ulcer or sore. See lupusrare
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A willying machine, that uses willow twigs to cleanse woolrare