dire wolf
noun
: a large extinct wolflike mammal (Aenocyon dirus) known from Pleistocene deposits of North America
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This genetics firm didn’t resurrect the extinct dire wolf, but did achieve a breakthrough in hype, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
But the genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences is bringing an Ice Age-era animal to the present: the dire wolf.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The cutest transgenic animal in history: the dire wolf.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The dire wolf genome likely differs from that of the gray wolf in millions or tens of millions of ways.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
But the genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences is bringing an Ice Age-era animal to the present: the dire wolf.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The cutest transgenic animal in history: the dire wolf.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The dire wolf genome likely differs from that of the gray wolf in millions or tens of millions of ways.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Dire wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dire%20wolf. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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