dire wolf

English

Two reconstructions of the dire wolf

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪɹ wʊlf/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪə wʊlf/

Noun

dire wolf (plural dire wolves)

An extinct canine (Canis dirus) from the Pleistocene epoch, heavier and slightly larger than the modern grey wolf.
(fantasy) Synonym of warg (a larger, more vicious, wilder, wolf)

Translations

extinct canine

Dutch: reuzenwolf m
Finnish: hirviösusi
Icelandic: gramúlfur m, ógnarúlfur m
Japanese: ダイアウルフ (daiaurufu)

Latin: canis dirus
Russian: ужа́сный во́лк m (užásnyj vólk)
Spanish: lobo diro

Further reading

dire wolf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Canis dirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Canis dirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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