"demiwolf" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-demiwolf.wav [US] Forms: demiwolves [plural]
Etymology: From demi- + wolf. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|demi|wolf}} demi- + wolf Head templates: {{en-noun|demiwolves}} demiwolf (plural demiwolves)
  1. (archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-demiwolf-en-noun-SVc4gjLj Categories (other): English terms prefixed with demi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demi-: 42 22 35
  2. (heraldry) The upper half of a wolf
    Sense id: en-demiwolf-en-noun-cJ9KZZ-2 Categories (other): Heraldry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with demi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 75 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demi-: 42 22 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 66 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 83 11 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  3. (fantasy) A kind of half-wolf creature, such as a half man, half wolf.
    Sense id: en-demiwolf-en-noun-Dev8BStz Categories (other): Fantasy, English terms prefixed with demi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demi-: 42 22 35 Topics: fantasy

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