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lobo

[ loh-boh ]
/ ˈloʊ boʊ /
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noun, plural lo·bos.

the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.

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Origin of lobo

1830–40; <Spanish <Latin lupus wolf

Words nearby lobo

Lobito, loblolly, loblolly bay, loblolly boy, loblolly pine, lobo, lobola, lobolo, lobopodium, lobose, lobotomize
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Words related to lobo

mutt, pooch, pup, cur, wolf, chow, hound, dingo, fox, hyena, coyote, jackal, timber wolf

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British Dictionary definitions for lobo

lobo
/ (ˈləʊbəʊ) /

noun plural -bos

Western US another name for timber wolf

Word Origin for lobo

Spanish, from Latin lupus wolf
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