"Arctic wolf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Arctic wolves [plural]
Etymology: From Arctic + wolf. From being a wolf found in the Canadian Arctic. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Arctic|wolf}} Arctic + wolf Head templates: {{en-noun|~|Arctic wolves}} Arctic wolf (countable and uncountable, plural Arctic wolves)
  1. (uncountable) Canis lupus arctos; A subspecies of the grey wolf, living in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, including once Greenland, that is all-white. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Wolves Synonyms: polar wolf, white wolf, arctic wolf Related terms: Arctic fox, Arctic hare
    Sense id: en-Arctic_wolf-en-noun-kXefbEU9 Disambiguation of Wolves: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. (countable) An individual of the subspecies. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Arctic_wolf-en-noun-0v0vH04L

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