wolf
- noun
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A large wild animal that looks like a big dog, lives and hunts in groups, and is found in forests and cold open land.
A wolf howled somewhere far away and the dogs went quiet.
Wolves hunt in packs and can bring down a large deer.
Shepherds once lit fires at night to keep wolves away.
Wolves have slowly returned to several mountain areas in Europe.
Common collocations: a pack of wolves · a lone wolf · grey wolf · wolves howl · a wolf cub
Part of: Animals
Forms
- plural
- wolves
- third_person
- wolfs