she-wolf
Americannoun
plural
she-wolves-
a female wolf.
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a predatory woman.
Example Sentences
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This year, one of Ireland's most haunting creations has been prowling the streets as the sinister she wolf is brought to life for the festival.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Might the current logo of the lupa, the she wolf, nursing Romulus and Remus — the mythic founding of Rome — be replaced with some cartoonish rendering of the Wolfpack or the Wolverines?
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2011
So Thad, having his gun and the lantern to manage, took charge of the offspring, while Aleck tugged at the big she wolf; and in this fashion they drew near the exit.
From The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine by Carter, Herbert
"There is only one," said Ranald in a low voice to Don, but they both knew that where the she wolf is there is a pack not far off.
From The Man from Glengarry; a tale of the Ottawa by Connor, Ralph
The beast quailed before his virtue and ran away,—to bark at the statue of the she wolf giving suck to Romulus, by way of intelligent protest.
From The Mirrors of Washington by Kirby, John
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