eastern wolf

noun

Canis lycaon, a fertile hybrid pseudo-species of wolf resulting from the crossbreeding of gray wolves with coyotes, whose contributions to the eastern wolf genome is roughly 75% to 25%, respectively; which is found on the East Coast and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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eastern timber wolfAlgonquin wolfdeer wolf
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Meanings

nouneastern wolf (plural eastern wolves)

plural eastern wolves

  1. Canis lycaon, a fertile hybrid pseudo-species of wolf resulting from the crossbreeding of gray wolves with coyotes, whose contributions to the eastern wolf genome is roughly 75% to 25%, respectively; which is found on the East Coast and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

    Synonyms: eastern timber wolf, Algonquin wolf, deer wolf

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCanis lycaon, a fertile hybrid pseudo-species of wolf resulting from the crossbreeding of gray wolves with coyotes, whose contributions to the eastern wolf genome is roughly 75% to 25%, respectively; which is found on the East Coast and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

Similar
eastern timber wolfAlgonquin wolfdeer wolf

Origin

The wolf is found in the eastern United States.

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APA

eastern wolf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eastern%20wolf

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Chicago

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