- prairie wolf
- noun Date: 1804 coyote
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
prairie wolf
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Prairie wolf — Wolf Wolf, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [=u]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk , L. lupus, Gr. ly kos, Skr. v[.r]ka; also to Gr. e lkein to draw, drag, tear in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie wolf — Prairie Prai rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prairie wolf — ☆ prairie wolf n. COYOTE … English World dictionary
prairie wolf — noun small wolf native to western North America • Syn: ↑coyote, ↑brush wolf, ↑Canis latrans • Hypernyms: ↑wolf • Hyponyms: ↑coydog * * * ˈprairie wolf 7 [ … Useful english dictionary
prairie wolf — Coyote Coy o*te (k? ? t? or k? ?t), n. [Spanish Amer., fr. Mexican coyotl.] (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal ({Canis latrans}), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; called also {prairie wolf}. Its voice is a snapping bark … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prairie wolf — kojotas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Canis latrans angl. coyote; prairie wolf vok. Heuwolf; Koyote rus. койот; луговой волк pranc. coyote ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šunys … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Prairie Wolf Slough — The Prairie Wolf Slough is a forest preserve in Deerfield, Illinois just north of Deerfield High School. The name refers to the Native American name of early Deerfield and Jefferson Park pioneer John Kinzie Clark which was nonimoa, or prairie… … Wikipedia
prairie wolf — /ˈprɛəri wʊlf/ (say prairree woolf) noun (plural prairie wolves) → coyote (def. 1) …
prairie wolf — prai′rie wolf n. mam coyote • Etymology: 1795–1805, amer … From formal English to slang
prairie wolf — coyote (def. 1). [1795 1805, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
