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Japanese wolf
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noun
a wolf, Canis lupus hodophylax, of Japan.
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of Japanese wolf
First recorded in 1875â80
Words nearby Japanese wolf
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