prairie wolf

/ˌprɛri wʊlf/
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Other forms: prairie wolves

Definitions of prairie wolf
  1. noun
    small wolf native to western North America
    synonyms: Canis latrans, brush wolf, coyote
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    types:
    coydog
    offspring of a coyote and a dog
    type of:
    wolf
    any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
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