Japanese wolves

A form of Japanese wolf — Canis lupus hodophilax, an extinct subspecies of the grey wolf that was once endemic to the islands of Honshū, Shikoku and Kyūshū in the Japanese archipelago.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Japanese wolf
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APA

Japanese wolves. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20wolves

MLA

“Japanese wolves.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20wolves. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese wolves,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20wolves.

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