timber wolf

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noun

the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.

Origin of timber wolf

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby timber wolf

timberline, timberman, timber mill, timber rattlesnake, timber right, timber wolf, timberwork, timberyard, timbre, timbrel, Timbuktu

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Example sentences from the Web for timber wolf

I myself fired at a timber-wolf on the outskirts of the homestead just a little while before your arrival.
The Lady of North Star|Ottwell J. Binns
Of the greater beasts fewer but plenty—fox, and timber-wolf, and coyote, and still to-day an antelope here and there.
Mariquita|John Ayscough
And at that day the timber-wolf of the Green Mountains–a long, lean, gray creature as big as a mastiff–was much to be feared.
With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga|W. Bert Foster
His teeth flashed between his snarling lips like a timber-wolf's fangs.
The Harbor Master|Theodore Goodridge Roberts

In more remote places there are the moose and caribou; the bear, mountain-lion, lynx or wildcat, and the timber-wolf.
On the Trail|Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard

British Dictionary definitions for timber wolf

timber wolf

noun

a variety of the wolf, Canis lupus, having a grey brindled coat and occurring in forested northern regions, esp of North AmericaAlso called: grey wolf

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单词	timber wolf
释义	timber wolf SEE SYNONYMS FOR timber wolf ON THESAURUS.COM noun the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S. Origin of timber wolf First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby timber wolf timberline, timberman, timber mill, timber rattlesnake, timber right, timber wolf, timberwork, timberyard, timbre, timbrel, Timbuktu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for timber wolf I myself fired at a timber-wolf on the outskirts of the homestead just a little while before your arrival. The Lady of North Star\|Ottwell J. Binns Of the greater beasts fewer but plenty—fox, and timber-wolf, and coyote, and still to-day an antelope here and there. Mariquita\|John Ayscough And at that day the timber-wolf of the Green Mountains–a long, lean, gray creature as big as a mastiff–was much to be feared. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga\|W. Bert Foster His teeth flashed between his snarling lips like a timber-wolf's fangs. The Harbor Master\|Theodore Goodridge Roberts In more remote places there are the moose and caribou; the bear, mountain-lion, lynx or wildcat, and the timber-wolf. On the Trail\|Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard British Dictionary definitions for timber wolf timber wolf noun a variety of the wolf, Canis lupus, having a grey brindled coat and occurring in forested northern regions, esp of North AmericaAlso called: grey wolf Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to timber wolf dingo, hyena, jackal, lobo
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timber wolf

noun

Origin of timber wolf

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Example sentences from the Web for timber wolf

British Dictionary definitions for timber wolf

noun

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