- a variation of woolly.
wooly
Americanadjective
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Prehistoric wolf pup’s last meal sheds light on wooly rhino.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
Neanderthals were expert hunters, bringing down large game such as wild horses, wooly rhinoceros, cave lions, and even mammoths using sharpened stone spears affixed to wooden shafts with adhesives like birch tar.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 22, 2024
When we typically think of an ice age, the first thing that comes to mind is often prehistoric humans hunting wooly mammoths or battling saber-toothed tigers.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2023
The company also has plans to bring back the wooly mammoth and a fox-like predatory marsupial, the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
From Gram he gets this wooly sweater that buttons up the front and he acts surprised, even though he's got about a hundred just like it already.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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