dire wolf

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English

Two reconstructions of the dire wolf

Pronunciation

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Noun

dire wolf (plural dire wolves)

  1. An extinct canine (Canis dirus) from the Pleistocene epoch, heavier and slightly larger than the modern grey wolf.
  2. (fantasy) Synonym of warg (a larger, more vicious, wilder, wolf)

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