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dire wolf

 
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–noun
an extinct wolf, Canis dirus, widespread in North America during the Pleistocene Epoch, having a larger body and a smaller brain than the modern wolf.
Origin:
1920–25; from the NL specific epithet dirus inspiring dread; cf. dire
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dire wolf  
n.  A large wolflike mammal (Canis dirus) that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene Epoch.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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