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gray wolf
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a large, gray wolf (Canis lupus) that hunts in packs, once common throughout the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere
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noun
A large, tawny gray wolf (Canis lupus) that formerly occupied diverse habitats throughout northern North America and Eurasia but now lives in fewer, more limited areas because of human encroachment. Also called timber wolf.
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