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wolfe

n. countable
A1 Beginner US //ˈwʊɫf// wolfe Archaic

n. a large, wild animal that looks like a dog and lives in a group called a pack.

n. a large predatory canine mammal, Canis lupus, native to Eurasia and North America, typically hunting in packs.


SIMPLE

The wolf howls at the moon in the forest.

CONTEXTUAL

Farmers in the valley are worried because a wolf was seen near the sheep yesterday.

COMPLEX

The reintroduction of the gray wolf to the national park had a profound effect on the local ecosystem, eventually altering the flow of rivers by changing elk behavior.

Usage

The plural form is irregularly spelled as 'wolves'.

Pitfall

three wolfsthree wolvesNouns ending in -f often change to -ves in the plural form.

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