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Meanings of Canis lupus in English

A wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America.

Synonyms
Examples for "timber wolf"
Examples for "timber wolf"
1
A timber wolf, gray and gaunt, came loping along with lowered nose.
The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
2
The coyote pack ringed in close, awaiting the departure of the timber wolf.
The Yellow Horde
3
Far out in the woods bayed the fierce, famished timber wolf.
The Heart of Unaga
4
The mournful wail of a timber wolf carries a meaning to Emma Dean.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods
5
Why, a full-grown timber wolf will throw a running steer.
Bert Wilson in the Rockies
1
The elder of the two had the face of an old grey wolf.
In Kedar's Tents
2
Dogs have come a long way from their grey wolf ancestors.
Radio NZ
3
The grey wolf is listed by Cites as endangered regionally, though not globally.
The Guardian
4
The grey wolf is common; it is the basal stock of the Alaskan sledge-dog.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
5
Within the stable door, during all the time, the grey wolf had not stirred.
Where the Trail Divides
1
The gray wolf seemed unable to lift its feet from the ground.
Glinda of Oz / In Which Are Related the Exciting Experiences of ...
2
A lot has been said about the stare of a gray wolf.
Lone Wolf
3
The large-shouldered gray wolf was ripping pieces out of the horse's flanks.
The Wolf’s Hour
4
Whenever he meets the gray wolf he tears him to smithereens.
Two Boys in Wyoming: A Tale of Adventure / (Northwest Series, No...
5
But the gray wolf, when taken young, makes an ideal pet.
The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Lost C...
Usage of Canis lupus in English
1
I mean for Homo sapiens over Canis lupus familiaris.
The Guardian
2
The accurate and sagacious Richardson says, The resemblance between the Northern American wolves ( Canis lupus, var.
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume...
3
Either the wolf is nature's Jekyll and Hyde, or there's more at play in this discussion than just the Canis lupus.
The Guardian
4
None of the winners was in attendance, but various representatives of Canis lupus familiaris did turn out to support their more starry chums.
The Irish Times