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grey wolf

British  

noun

  1. another name for timber wolf

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The findings point to a surprising possibility that prehistoric people deliberately brought grey wolves to the island and may have kept or managed them.

From Science Daily

To that end, the dire wolf was bigger than the grey wolves that existed at the same time, with large, shearing teeth carrying an extremely strong bite force.

From Salon

"Colossal compared the genomes of the dire wolf and the grey wolf, and from about 19,000 genes, they determined that 20 changes in 14 genes gave them a dire wolf."

From BBC

This week, 45 years of strict protection for grey wolves in Europe could come to an end.

From BBC

Five grey wolves have been released into Colorado's Rocky Mountains after a 2020 vote on reintroducing them into the wild.

From BBC