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rye wolf

rye wolf noun: an evil creature of German folklore lurking in the rye-fields.

Noun

rye wolf (plural rye wolves)

  1. (European) An evil creature of German folklore lurking in the rye-fields.

Forms of rye wolf

pluralrye wolves

Origin of rye wolf

Calque of German Roggenwolf.

Questions about rye wolf

What does rye wolf mean?
Rye wolf means an evil creature of German folklore lurking in the rye-fields.
What part of speech is rye wolf?
Rye wolf is a noun.
What is the plural of rye wolf?
The plural of rye wolf is rye wolves.

Words near rye wolf in the dictionary

  1. rye grass
  2. rye grasses
  3. Rye Park
  4. rye seed
  5. rye seeds
  6. rye wolf
  7. rye wolves
  8. rye-grass
  9. rye-grasses
  10. Rye-Rye
  11. rye-worm

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