"dire wolf" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdaɪ.ɚ wʊlf/ [General-American], /ˈdaɪə wʊlf/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: dire wolves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|dire wolves}} dire wolf (plural dire wolves)
  1. An extinct canine (†Aenocyon dirus) from the Pleistocene epoch, heavier and slightly larger than the modern grey wolf. Translations (extinct canine): reuzenwolf [masculine] (Dutch), hirviösusi (Finnish), ανταρόλυκος (antarólykos) [masculine] (Greek), gramúlfur [masculine] (Icelandic), ógnarúlfur [masculine] (Icelandic), ダイアウルフ (daiaurufu) (Japanese), 다이어울프 (daieoulpeu) (Korean), canis dirus [masculine] (Latin), буьтён жанавур (bütën žanavur) (Lezgi), lobo-terrível [masculine] (Portuguese), ужа́сный во́лк (užásnyj vólk) [masculine] (Russian), lobo gigante [masculine] (Spanish), lobo terrible [masculine] (Spanish), jättevarg [common-gender] (Swedish), skräckvarg [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dire_wolf-en-noun-vOOx~LQt Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'extinct canine': 95 5
  2. (fantasy) Synonym of warg (“type of wolf”) Categories (topical): Fantasy Categories (lifeform): Wolves Synonyms: warg [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dire_wolf-en-noun-~YDH0Bv7 Disambiguation of Wolves: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lezgi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Lezgi translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 69 Topics: fantasy

Inflected forms

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