Eastern timber wolf

noun

plural Eastern timber wolves
: a gray wolf (Canis lupus lycaon) originally of the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada but with a range in the U.S. now restricted to Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Eastern timber wolf was in 1912

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“Eastern timber wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eastern%20timber%20wolf. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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