gray wolf

gray wolf

noun
a wolf, Canis lupus, having a usually grizzled, blackish, or whitish coat: formerly common in Eurasia and North America, some subspecies are now reduced in numbers or near extinction.
Compare timber wolf.


Origin:
1805–15, Americanism
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Gray wolf is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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gray wolf

noun
a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America [syn: timber wolf
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