Lupo Italiano

noun

A large dog breed from Italy allegedly produced by crossing a female Italian wolf and a male German Shepherd.

Meanings

nounLupo Italiano (plural Lupo Italianos)

plural Lupo Italianos

  1. biologyA large dog breed from Italy allegedly produced by crossing a female Italian wolf and a male German Shepherd.

Origin

  1. Italianlupo italiano“Italian wolf”
  2. EnglishLupo Italiano

From Italian lupo italiano (“Italian wolf”).

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Translations

Finnish italiansusikoira
  • italiansusikoiratype of dog
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Lupo Italiano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lupo%20Italiano

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

Chicago

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