lupine
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”). Piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lupine (comparative more lupine, superlative most lupine)
- Of, or pertaining to, the wolf.
- Wolflike; wolfish.
- Having the characteristics of a wolf.
- Ravenous.
- Synonyms: gluttonous, insatiable, rapacious; see also Thesaurus:voracious
Translations
wolf-like
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having the characteristics of a wolf
ravenous
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See also
Etymology 2
See lupin.
Pronunciation
Noun
lupine (plural lupines)
- North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).
Translations
lupin — see lupin
Further reading
- Lupinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lupinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lupinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) lupīne
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