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wolves

American  
[woolvz] / wʊlvz /

noun

  1. the plural of wolf.


wolves British  
/ wʊlvz /

noun

  1. the plural of wolf

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Under the Federal Hunting law, it will now be possible to hunt wolves in order to manage their populations and protect sheep and other livestock.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider said wolves "must be allowed to stay".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"We've spent years trying to make sense of ancient samples whose DNA sits between wolves and dogs," Scarsbrook told me.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Instead of trailing wolves, ravens remember locations where kills are likely to happen and return to those areas, even from great distances.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Roz scanned the meadow and saw no other wolves.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown