grey wolf

noun

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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timber wolfgray wolfCanis lupus
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Meanings

noungrey wolf (plural grey wolves)

plural grey wolves · alternative US gray wolf

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: timber wolf

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
timber wolf

More synonyms by meaning

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

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timber wolfgray wolfCanis lupus
Broader
wolf
Also see
timber wolfwolf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch wolf
  • wolfa large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Estonian hunt, hall hunt
  • hunta large grey wolf (Canis lupus
  • hall hunta large grey wolf (Canis lupus
  • susia large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Finnish susi
  • susia large grey wolf (Canis lupus
French loup commun, loup
  • loup communa large grey wolf (Canis lupus
  • loupa large grey wolf (Canis lupus
German Wolf
  • Wolfa large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Irish faolchú liath
  • faolchú liatha large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Italian lupo
  • lupoa large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Japanese タイリクオオカミ, ハイイロオオカミ
  • タイリクオオカミ (tairiku ōkami)a large grey wolf (Canis lupus
  • ハイイロオオカミ (haiiro ōkami)a large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Latin lupus, Canis lupus
  • lupusa large grey wolf (Canis lupus
  • Canis lupusa large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Malay serigala kelabu
  • serigala kelabua large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Polish wilk szary
  • wilk szarya large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Portuguese lobo cinzento
  • lobo cinzentoa large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Russian волк
  • волк (volk)a large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Spanish lobo
  • loboa large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Swedish varg
  • varga large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Turkish boz kurt
  • boz kurta large grey wolf (Canis lupus
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“grey wolf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20wolf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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