Definition of dire wolf in English:

dire wolf

noun

A large extinct wolf of the Pleistocene epoch, which preyed on large mammals.
惧狼
Canis dirus, family Canidae
Example sentencesExamples
- The figures at the top left and bottom right are dire wolves, extinct relatives of wolves and dogs.
- Against the blue of a mountain range - the same profile of peaks I could see from Grandview - were vultures, mammoths, dire wolves, La Brea camels, saber-toothed cats, and giant ground sloths.
- In the Pleistocene, gray wolves shared the region with C. dirus, the dire wolf.
- Among this group, the extinct dire wolf (a giant relative of living wolves) claimed the most powerful bite force relative to its size.
- It is likely that the bone-modifying behaviors of dire wolves were intermediate between those of extant wolves and spotted hyenas.

Origin

Dire in the sense 'threatening', translating the modern Latin taxonomic name.

Definition of dire wolf in US English:

dire wolf

noun

A large extinct wolf of the Pleistocene epoch, which preyed on large mammals.
惧狼
Canis dirus, family Canidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Against the blue of a mountain range - the same profile of peaks I could see from Grandview - were vultures, mammoths, dire wolves, La Brea camels, saber-toothed cats, and giant ground sloths.
- It is likely that the bone-modifying behaviors of dire wolves were intermediate between those of extant wolves and spotted hyenas.
- The figures at the top left and bottom right are dire wolves, extinct relatives of wolves and dogs.
- In the Pleistocene, gray wolves shared the region with C. dirus, the dire wolf.
- Among this group, the extinct dire wolf (a giant relative of living wolves) claimed the most powerful bite force relative to its size.

Origin

Dire in the sense ‘threatening’, translating the modern Latin taxonomic name.

单词	dire wolf
释义	Definition of dire wolf in English: dire wolf noun A large extinct wolf of the Pleistocene epoch, which preyed on large mammals. 惧狼 Canis dirus, family Canidae Example sentencesExamples The figures at the top left and bottom right are dire wolves, extinct relatives of wolves and dogs. Against the blue of a mountain range - the same profile of peaks I could see from Grandview - were vultures, mammoths, dire wolves, La Brea camels, saber-toothed cats, and giant ground sloths. In the Pleistocene, gray wolves shared the region with C. dirus, the dire wolf. Among this group, the extinct dire wolf (a giant relative of living wolves) claimed the most powerful bite force relative to its size. It is likely that the bone-modifying behaviors of dire wolves were intermediate between those of extant wolves and spotted hyenas. Origin Dire in the sense 'threatening', translating the modern Latin taxonomic name. Definition of dire wolf in US English: dire wolf noun A large extinct wolf of the Pleistocene epoch, which preyed on large mammals. 惧狼 Canis dirus, family Canidae Example sentencesExamples Against the blue of a mountain range - the same profile of peaks I could see from Grandview - were vultures, mammoths, dire wolves, La Brea camels, saber-toothed cats, and giant ground sloths. It is likely that the bone-modifying behaviors of dire wolves were intermediate between those of extant wolves and spotted hyenas. The figures at the top left and bottom right are dire wolves, extinct relatives of wolves and dogs. In the Pleistocene, gray wolves shared the region with C. dirus, the dire wolf. Among this group, the extinct dire wolf (a giant relative of living wolves) claimed the most powerful bite force relative to its size. Origin Dire in the sense ‘threatening’, translating the modern Latin taxonomic name.
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