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dire wolves

dire wolves is the plural of dire wolf.

Meaning of dire wolf

Noun

dire wolf (plural dire wolves)

  1. An extinct canine (†Aenocyon dirus) from the Pleistocene epoch, heavier and slightly larger than the modern grey wolf.
    • Colossal scientists have created three dire wolf pups by using ancient DNA, cloning and gene-editing technology to alter the genes of a gray wolf, the prehistoric dire wolf’s closest living relative, the company announced Monday. […] The three dire wolves are living on a 2,000-acre site at an...2025 April 7, Katie Hunt, “Scientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf”, in CNN, Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2025
  2. Synonym of warg (“type of wolf”).
    Synonyms:
    warg

Questions about dire wolves

What is dire wolves the plural of?
Dire wolves is the plural of dire wolf.

Words near dire wolves in the dictionary

  1. dire
  2. Dire Dawa
  3. dire straights
  4. dire straits
  5. dire wolf
  6. dire wolves
  7. direcshun
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  9. direct
  10. direct access
  11. direct action

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