wolf : Idioms & Phrases

Aard"-wolf` noun

Etymology

D, earth-wolf

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles.

Webster 1913

• noun wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail
  Arctic wolf; Canis lupus tundrarum.
  

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust. of Bee beetle.

Webster 1913

• . (Zoöl.) (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common in the Pyrenees. (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf.

Webster 1913

• noun small wolf native to western North America
  coyote; Canis latrans; brush wolf.
  

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• noun large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
  tarantula; Lycosa tarentula.
  

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• (Zoöl.), one of several South American wild dogs, belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy tails like a fox.

Webster 1913

• noun German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)
  Wolf.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the Thibetan wolf (Canis laniger); called also chanco.

Webster 1913

• noun a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America
  gray wolf; Canis lupus; grey wolf.
  

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• noun a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America
  gray wolf; Canis lupus; grey wolf.
  

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• noun Austrian composer (1860-1903)
  Wolf.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an Asiatic wolf (Canis pallipes) which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also landgak.

Webster 1913

• noun a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
  lone hand; loner.
  

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• noun reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America
  Canis rufus; maned wolf; Canis niger.
  

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• noun small wolf native to western North America
  coyote; Canis latrans; brush wolf.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Coyote.
• (Zoöl.), the coyote.

Webster 1913

• noun reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America
  Canis rufus; maned wolf; Canis niger.
  

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• noun predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
  grampus; killer whale; killer; Orcinus orca; orca.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See in the Vocabulary.

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• noun of southern Africa
  Hyaena brunnea; brown hyena.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the brown hyena.
• (Zoöl.) the striped hyena.

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• (Zoöl.), a savage carnivorous marsupial; called also zebra wolf. See Zebra wolf, under Wolf.

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• noun rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
  Thylacinus cynocephalus; thylacine; Tasmanian tiger.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the zebra wolf.

Webster 1913

• (Zoöl.), the spotted hyena.
• (Zoöl.), the spotted hyena (Hyæna crocuta).

Webster 1913

• noun a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America
  gray wolf; Canis lupus; grey wolf.
  

WordNet

• to keep away poverty; to prevent starvation. See Wolf, 3, above. Tennyson.

Webster 1913

• noun wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail
  Arctic wolf; Canis lupus tundrarum.
  

WordNet

• . (Zoöl.) (a) A light-colored wolf (Canis laniger) native of Thibet; called also chanco, golden wolf, and Thibetan wolf. (b) The albino variety of the gray wolf.

Webster 1913

• noun white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control
  white lupine; Egyptian lupine; field lupine; Lupinus albus.
  

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• noun a male person assumed to have been raised by wolves
  

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• noun a young wolf
  wolf cub.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees, supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of the St. Bernard dog. (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves. (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo dog.

Webster 1913

• verb eat hastily
  wolf.
  
  • The teenager wolfed down the pizza

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), a wolf fish.

Webster 1913

• noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
  catfish; wolffish.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large, voracious marine fishes of the genus Anarrhichas, especially the common species (A. lupus) of Europe and North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful jaws. Called also catfish, sea cat, sea wolf, stone biter, and swinefish.

Webster 1913

• a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers of fish.

Webster 1913

• noun a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys
  
• noun a group of wolves hunting together
  

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• noun a young wolf
  wolf cub.
  

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• noun ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
  hunting spider.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of running ground spiders belonging to the genus Lycosa, or family Lycosidæ. These spiders run about rapidly in search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or blackish in color. See Illust. in App.

Webster 1913

• noun poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
  Aconitum lycoctonum; wolfbane; wolfsbane.
  

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• noun tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
  leafy spurge; Euphorbia esula.
  

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• (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple (Lycopersicum esculentum).

Webster 1913

Wolf's"-claw` noun

Definitions

1. (Bot.) A kind of club moss. See Lycopodium.

Webster 1913

Wolf's"-foot` noun

Definitions

1. (Bot.) Club moss. See Lycopodium.

Webster 1913

Wolf's"-milk` noun

Definitions

1. (Bot.) Any kind of spurge (Euphorbia); -- so called from its acrid milky juice.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite having the approximate size of a wolf
  

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• verb whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males
  

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• (Zoöl.), a savage carnivorous marsupial (Thylacinus cynocephalus) native of Tasmania; called also Tasmanian wolf.

Webster 1913