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the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature

the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature proverb: one cannot change one's nature, no matter how much time passes.

Proverb

the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature

  1. One cannot change one's nature, no matter how much time passes.

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What does the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature mean?
The wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature means one cannot change one's nature, no matter how much time passes.
What part of speech is the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature?
The wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature is a proverb.

Words near the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature in the dictionary

  1. the whole while
  2. the whole world
  3. the whole world and his dog
  4. the winner takes it all
  5. the wolf is at the door
  6. the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature
  7. the word is go
  8. the world and his wife
  9. the world is one's lobster
  10. the world is someone's oyster
  11. the world is too much with someone

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