Japanese wolf

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noun

a wolf, Canis lupus hodophylax, of Japan.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of Japanese wolf

First recorded in 1875–80

But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something.
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It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
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Wrapees was the term marines used for the Japanese because they had wrapping round their legs.
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Finally free of Japanese interference, Korea elected its first autonomous government in almost half a century.
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“During this trip, I did as a lone wolf, I risked a lot,” he said.
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This vessel, loaded with supplies, went ashore and was lost; and one hundred and twenty Japanese and three Dutchmen were drowned.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Undesirable inhabitants of the country are being sent away, especially the Japanese, who are more dangerous than the Chinese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Among the Japanese who are in the islands there are more than one thousand five hundred Christians.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
He heard Mohammedans alluding to a Brahmin as a leader—so might a wolf and a snake make common alliance against a watch dog.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
I think that there has been neglect and laxity in the matter of not driving out the Japanese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various