wolf

noun
wo͝olf

Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.

Other meanings

Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.
A man who makes amorous advances to many women.

Example sentences

“The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "wulf".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “wolf” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.