prairie wolf
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prairie wolf
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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A prairie wolf, nine months old, was shot.
From Time Magazine Archive
Convinced that the object moving along the ridge really was a prairie wolf, they mounted the ponies and continued into the north.
From Three Sioux Scouts by Elmer Russell Gregor
Coyote, ko-yōt′e, n. a prairie wolf, abundant in Mexico and Texas.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
“Hark! another!—yes—another prairie wolf and on the opposite side too!”
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Mayne Reid
A prairie wolf trotted slowly from sight over a rise of ground.
From The War Trail by Elmer Russell Gregor
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