English Explanatory Dictionary

eastern wolf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Canis lycaon, a fertile hybrid pseudo-species of wolf resulting from the crossbreeding of gray wolves with coyotes, whose contributions to the eastern wolf genome is roughly 75% to 25%, respectively; which is found on the East Coast and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

Word forms

eastern wolf eastern wolves

Etymology

The wolf is found in the eastern United States.

Synonyms

eastern timber wolf Algonquin wolf deer wolf
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