dire wolf
noun
: a large extinct wolflike mammal (Aenocyon dirus) known from Pleistocene deposits of North America
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Many scientists and reporters expressed skepticism about the claim that this amounts to restoring the dire wolf.
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Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
From there, Colossal elected to use a close relative of the dire wolf as the base.
—Jon Schlosberg, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
This genetics firm didn’t resurrect the extinct dire wolf, but did achieve a breakthrough in hype, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.
—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
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Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
From there, Colossal elected to use a close relative of the dire wolf as the base.
—Jon Schlosberg, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
This genetics firm didn’t resurrect the extinct dire wolf, but did achieve a breakthrough in hype, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.
—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
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