Definition of lobo in English:
lobo
nounPlural lobos ˈləʊbəʊˈlōbō
North American (in the south-western US and Mexico) a timber wolf.
Example sentencesExamples
- Near as we can figure it, he's Mexican lobo with German Shepherd thrown in, along with God only knows what else.
- Killings threaten lobos in Rocky Mountains
- ‘But where the lobo is and whether it has anything to do with wolfish-ness I do not know,’ Umberto finished.
- For information on the Mexican gray wolf or lobo, which is not affected by the reclassification proposal, visit Region 2's ‘Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery’ webpage.
- The last of the San Juan lobos - the last wild wolf in Colorado - was killed in 1945, felled by a government wildlife officer within sight of a herd of cattle.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Spanish, from Latin lupus 'wolf'.