| 单词 | grey wolf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrey wolf grey wolf n. the common wolf of Eurasia and North America, Canis lupus, which is typically grey in colour; also (and in earliest use) figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Canis > canis lupus (wolf) wolfc725 greyOE Isegrima1300 grey wolf1595 lupus?a1600 witch's horse1865 1595 T. W. tr. P. Leroy et al. Pleasant Satyre 84 If any of my gouernment thrust in himselfe to speak of peace, I runne vpon him as a grey or russet woolfe. 1629 W. Davenant Trag. Albovine iii. i. Sig. F3v Thou gumblest like a gray Wolfe. 1768 T. Smollett Present State All Nations I. 195 Lapland, in common with Norway, is infested by a great number of grey wolves and bears. 1814 M. Lewis & W. Clark Trav. Missouri (1815) I. 206 We caught in a trap a large gray wolf. 1904 Grand Rapids Evening Press 8 June 4 In plain words, a gray wolf, in Chicago phraseology, is a professional grafter. 1936 D. McCowan Animals Canad. Rockies iii. 30 The grey wolf, also known as timber wolf and formerly as buffalo wolf, is grey in colour with a liberal sprinkling of black and brown in the coat. 2009 J. Struthers Red Sky at Night 34 For centuries, wild grey wolves (Canis lupus) roamed around Britain. < as lemmas |
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