gray wolf

A form of grey wolf — A large canid, Canis lupus, once found throughout forested areas of northern Europe, Asia and America; it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.

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Meanings

noungray wolf (plural gray wolves)

plural gray wolves

  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of grey wolf.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America

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timber wolfgrey wolfCanis lupus
Broader
wolf
Also see
grey wolftimber wolf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gray wolf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20wolf.

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