RED WOLF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red wolf mean? 

• RED WOLF (noun)
  The noun RED WOLF has 1 sense:

1. reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America

  Familiarity information: RED WOLF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED WOLF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Canis niger; Canis rufus; maned wolf; red wolf

Hypernyms ("red wolf" is a kind of...):

wolf (any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs)

 Context examples 

"I never seen a red wolf before. Looks almost cinnamon to me."

(White Fang, by Jack London)