lobo
Americannoun
plural
lobosnoun
Etymology
Origin of lobo
1830–40; < Spanish < Latin lupus wolf
Example Sentences
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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
Stylus lobo medio triplo longiore, oblongo-lanceolato, lobis lateralibus auriculiformibus semiovatis obtusis.
From Expedition into Central Australia by Sturt, Charles
Al� antic� trigon�; postic� dentat�, caudat�, lobo ad angulum analem obtuso, concavo, quem sedentes vibrant, instruct�.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
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