"she-wolf" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-she-wolf.ogg [US] Forms: she-wolves [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English she wolf; equivalent to she- + wolf. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|she wolf}} Middle English she wolf, {{af|en|she-|wolf}} she- + wolf Head templates: {{en-noun|she-wolves|head=she-wolf}} she-wolf (plural she-wolves)
  1. A female wolf. Categories (lifeform): Female animals, Wolves Translations (female wolf): ulkonjë [feminine] (Albanian), ujkonjë [feminine] (Albanian), ujkë [feminine] (Albanian), λύκαινα (lúkaina) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ذِئْبَة (ḏiʔba) [feminine] (Arabic), ديبة (dība) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), lupoanji [feminine] (Aromanian), lupã [feminine] (Aromanian), lloba (Asturian), инә бүре (inə büre) (Bashkir), ваўчы́ца (vaŭčýca) [feminine] (Belarusian), bleizez [feminine] (Breton), вълчица (vǎlčica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), lloba [feminine] (Catalan), vlčice [feminine] (Czech), hunulv [common-gender] (Danish), ulvinde [common-gender] (Danish), wolvin [feminine] (Dutch), lupino (Esperanto), úlvatík [feminine] (Faroese), naarassusi (Finnish), louve [feminine] (French), love [feminine] (Friulian), Wölfin [feminine] (German), λύκαινα (lýkaina) [feminine] (Greek), זְאֵבָה (zeevá, ze’evá) [feminine] (Hebrew), úlfynja [feminine] (Icelandic), vargynja [feminine] (Icelandic), ylgur [feminine, masculine] (Icelandic), volfino (Ido), mac tíre baineann [masculine] (Irish), lupa [feminine] (Italian), رامہٕ ہوٗنؠ (rāmhụ hūn') (Kashmiri), құртқа (qūrtqa) (Kazakh), lupa [feminine] (Latin), lôa [feminine] (Ligurian), vilkė [feminine] (Lithuanian), serigala betina (Malay), lopa [feminine] (Neapolitan), dêlegur [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), ulvinne [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hunnulv [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), vargtik [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ulveho [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), vargtik [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ylgr [feminine] (Old Norse), ylva [feminine] (Old Swedish), مادهگرگ (mâde-gorg) (Persian), wilczyca [feminine] (Polish), wadera [feminine] (Polish), basiora [feminine] (Polish), loba (Portuguese), ruvni [feminine] (Romani), lupoaică [feminine] (Romanian), lupoaie [feminine, regional] (Romanian), волчи́ца (volčíca) [feminine] (Russian), वृकी (vṛkī) [feminine] (Sanskrit), вучица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vučica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vlčica [feminine] (Slovak), loba [feminine] (Spanish), varginna [common-gender] (Swedish), varghona [common-gender] (Swedish), vargtik [common-gender] (Swedish), ylva [archaic, feminine] (Swedish), varghona (Swedish), honvarg (Swedish), hon-varg (Swedish), вовчи́ця (vovčýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), jilup (Volapük), jiludog (english: older term) [obsolete] (Volapük), bleiddast [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-she-wolf-en-noun-mHhxRas7 Disambiguation of Female animals: 85 15 Disambiguation of Wolves: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'female wolf': 100 0
  2. (slang, figurative) A predatory woman. Tags: figuratively, slang Categories (lifeform): Wolves
    Sense id: en-she-wolf-en-noun-5aq3FmmG Disambiguation of Wolves: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with she-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with she-: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wolfess Hypernyms: wolf

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "female wolf",
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          "sense": "female wolf",
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          "sense": "female wolf",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "naarassusi"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "louve"
        },
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          "sense": "female wolf",
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          "word": "love"
        },
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "lýkaina",
          "sense": "female wolf",
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          ],
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          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "zeevá, ze’evá",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "זְאֵבָה"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ylgur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "volfino"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ks",
          "lang": "Kashmiri",
          "roman": "rāmhụ hūn'",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "رامہٕ ہوٗنؠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qūrtqa",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "құртқа"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dêlegur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lupa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lij",
          "lang": "Ligurian",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lôa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vilkė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "serigala betina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "nap",
          "lang": "Neapolitan",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lopa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ulvinne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hunnulv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vargtik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ulveho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vargtik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ylgr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gmq-osw",
          "lang": "Old Swedish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ylva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mâde-gorg",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "مادهگرگ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "wilczyca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "wadera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "basiora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "loba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "rom",
          "lang": "Romani",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ruvni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lupoaică"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "regional"
          ],
          "word": "lupoaie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "volčíca",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "волчи́ца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vṛkī",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "वृकी"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "вучица"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vučica"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vlčica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "loba"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "varginna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "varghona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "vargtik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "archaic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ylva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "varghona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "honvarg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "hon-varg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vovčýcja",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "вовчи́ця"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "word": "jilup"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "vo",
          "english": "older term",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "female wolf",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "jiludog"
        },
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "word": "инә бүре"
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bleizez"
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lloba"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "vlčice"
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "word": "naarassusi"
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "code": "fur",
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      "word": "love"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Wölfin"
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "roman": "lúkaina",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "word": "mac tíre baineann"
    },
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "ks",
      "lang": "Kashmiri",
      "roman": "rāmhụ hūn'",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "word": "رامہٕ ہوٗنؠ"
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "word": "құртқа"
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      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dêlegur"
    },
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      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "lang": "Ligurian",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vilkė"
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "word": "serigala betina"
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "word": "ulveho"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "code": "non",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "gmq-osw",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ylva"
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      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mâde-gorg",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "word": "مادهگرگ"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "wilczyca"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "wadera"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "basiora"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "word": "loba"
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      "code": "rom",
      "lang": "Romani",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ruvni"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "lupoaică"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "word": "lupoaie"
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      "roman": "volčíca",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "волчи́ца"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vṛkī",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "वृकी"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
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      "word": "вучица"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vučica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vlčica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "loba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "varginna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "varghona"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "vovčýcja",
      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "word": "вовчи́ця"
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    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "female wolf",
      "word": "jilup"
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      "code": "vo",
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      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "word": "jiludog"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "female wolf",
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      "word": "bleiddast"
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}

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