lobo
Americannoun
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lobos
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of lobo
1830–40; < Spanish < Latin lupus wolf
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Everything else about the lobo is hearsay, slander, exaggeration, fabrication, aspiration, or plain old myth.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 9, 2015
Gray wolves — also known as Canis lupus, timber wolves, prairie wolves and lobo — are the largest of the 41 species of wild canids, including red wolves, foxes, coyotes and short-eared dogs.
From Washington Post
The werewolf calls are authentic lobo cries, but for the squeak of bats in the night, a technician rubs a cork on the side of a bottle.
From Time Magazine Archive
This sacrifice on the roof of a lobo or temple serves the same purpose as the smearing of blood on the woodwork of an ordinary house.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
The gray wolf or lobo, larger and heavier than any dog, and adorned with a bushy tall was a fierce-looking animal, to be sure.
From Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales by George (Henry George August) Hartmann
As the wolf is to the wildcat—the lobos defeated Davidson’s felines in the second round—the tiger is to the wolf: bigger and beastlier.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2012
No. 13 Davidson Wildcats The wildcats toyed with cardinals in the first round, while the lobos stalked and slayed a band of 49ers.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2012
Hence, when Bernabe remarked, “You know, Carolina, I really wonder about Horsethief Shorty Wilson sometimes,” she would respond with: “Hay lobos con piel de oveja.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
She heard the were-wolf scourge of herds, fierce lobos snarl in silent groves of timber and shivered at the coyote's piercing yelps from grave yards in the valleys.
From Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales by George (Henry George August) Hartmann
I have seen lobos, eight or ten in a bunch.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration
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