timber wolf

tim·ber wolf

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tim-ber woo lf]
- /ˈtɪm bər wʊlf/
- /ˈtɪm.bər wʊlf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tim-ber woo lf]
- /ˈtɪm bər wʊlf/

Definitions of timber wolf words

noun timber wolf the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S. 1
noun timber wolf wild canine with grey coat 1
noun timber wolf a variety of the wolf, Canis lupus, having a grey brindled coat and occurring in forested northern regions, esp of North America 0
noun timber wolf gray wolf 0

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Origin of timber wolf

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Timber wolf

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timber wolf popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for timber wolf

noun timber wolf

dingo — a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
hyena — a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
lobo — the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
jackal — any of several nocturnal wild dogs of the genus Canis, especially C. aureus, of Asia and Africa, that scavenge or hunt in packs.

All 4 Synonyms of timber wolf