wolf
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1. wolf - Noun
2. wolf - Adjective
3. wolf - Verb
4. Wolf - Proper noun
Meaning
Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.
One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf.
Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door.
A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. Lupus.
The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.
In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale.
A willying machine.
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The teenager wolfed down the pizza
Additionally, Nicole says that when inquisitive kids walk past the pair and ask their parents which breed Quoi is, many respond saying he is “a baby wolf.”
According to Alessio Latins and Umbrians both did not name the wolf because of a religious taboo, thence their use of loanwords such as lupus in Latin (which is Sabine, instead of the expected *luquos) and the Umbrians hirpos (cfr.
According to a phylogeny derived from nuclear sequences, the Eurasian golden jackal (Canis aureus) diverged from the wolf/coyote lineage 1.9 million years ago but the African golden wolf separated 1.3 million years ago.
A brass wolf tone eliminator typically placed on the G string (second string from the left) of a cello, between the bridge and the tailpiece.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is expected to travel to one of the targeted cities to amplify Trump's claims that he is a "law and order president" who is doing more to protect Americans than their local leaders.