prairie wolf
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prairie wolf
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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A prairie wolf, nine months old, was shot.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thinking that it seemed of unusual girth, the Baron cut it open with an axe, and found inside the body of a young prairie wolf, probably about a week old.
From The Animal Story Book by Various
It, too, seemed to be the head of a prairie wolf.
From Three Sioux Scouts by Gregor, Elmer Russell
They saw what appeared to be the head of a prairie wolf rising cautiously above the top of the ridge.
From Three Sioux Scouts by Gregor, Elmer Russell
They were riding at an easy canter, when they were suddenly halted by the howling of a prairie wolf directly ahead of them.
From The War Trail by Gregor, Elmer Russell
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