grey wolf
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"So what Colossal has produced is a grey wolf, but it has some dire wolf-like characteristics, like a larger skull and white fur," said Dr Rawlence.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025
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
The huge moon rose and the smaller mold-colored moon and they were joined by a ruby-red moon, and the grey wolf ran at a steady lope beneath them across the desert of bones.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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