gray wolf
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gray wolf
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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To investigate these questions, Bailey is analyzing gray wolf teeth from museum collections and recently deceased animals using stable-isotope techniques.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
“The dire wolf genome likely differs from that of the gray wolf in millions or tens of millions of ways,” Knoepfler says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
The skeletal resemblance can be close enough that even experts sometimes have difficulty properly identifying a dire wolf fossil from a prehistoric gray wolf one.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025
Roell said the DNR received genetic test results from two laboratories late last week confirming that it was a gray wolf and the agency seized the carcass from the taxidermist earlier this week.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024
His eyes shot to Silver, then to the gray wolf Miyax had named Nails.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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