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Wolf
Wolf
a.
Any
one
of
several
species
of
wild
and
savage
carnivores
belonging
to
the
genus
Canis
and
closely
allied
to
the
common
dog
.
The
best
-
known
and
most
destructive
species
are
the
European
wolf
(
Canis
lupus
),
the
American
gray
, or
timber
,
wolf
(C.
occidentalis
),
and
the
prairie
wolf
, or
coyote
.
Wolves
often
hunt
in
packs
,
and
may
thus
attack
large
animals
and
even
man
.
Wolf
a.
One
of
the
destructive
,
and
usually
hairy
,
larvae
of
several
species
of
beetles
and
grain
moths
; as,
the
bee
wolf
.
Wolf
a.
Fig
.:
Any
very
ravenous
,
rapacious
, or
destructive
person
or
thing
;
especially
,
want
;
starvation
; as,
they
toiled
hard
to
keep
the
wolf
from
the
door
.
Wolf
a.
A
white
worm
, or
maggot
,
which
infests
granaries
.
Wolf
a.
An
eating
ulcer
or
sore
. Cf.
Lupus
.
Wolf
a.
The
harsh
,
howling
sound
of
some
of
the
chords
on an
organ
or
piano
tuned
by
unequal
temperament
.
Wolf
a.
In
bowed
instruments
, a
harshness
due
to
defective
vibration
in
certain
notes
of
the
scale
.
Wolf
a.
A
willying
machine
.
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