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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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"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

Both assumptions appeared to be doubtful in the case of the recolonisation of Germany by the grey wolf.

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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