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grey wolf

British  

noun

  1. another name for timber 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

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Therefore, a precise understanding of the recolonisation of the original habitat by the grey wolf and a reliable prediction of its future potential distribution are highly valuable.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023

The Mexican grey wolf is the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America and was listed as endangered in the U.S. in 1976.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

It hasn’t been updated in a quarter-century, and despite success stories like that of the bald eagle and the grey wolf, is underwhelming in its accomplishments.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2018

Currently, his favorite animals are the grey wolf, green mamba, blue shark and Przewalski's horse.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2012

The window blind blew back with the wind that rushed in, and in the aperture of the broken panes there was the head of a great, gaunt grey wolf.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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