timber wolf
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timber wolf
n.
See gray wolf.
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timber wolf
n
(Animals) a variety of the wolf, Canis lupus, having a grey brindled coat and occurring in forested northern regions, esp of North America. Also called: grey wolf
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tim′ber wolf`
n.
the gray wolf, Canis lupus, esp. the North American populations, C. lupus occidentalis.
[1875–80]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() wolf - any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs |
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