prairiewolf

See also: prairie wolf

Dutch

Canis latrans

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) prairie-wolf

Etymology

Borrowed from English prairie wolf. By surface analysis, prairie +‎ wolf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛ.riˌʋɔlf/, /ˈprɛː.riˌʋɔlf/

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• Hyphenation: prai‧rie‧wolf

Noun

prairiewolf m (plural prairiewolven)

1. prairie wolf, coyote (Canis latrans) [from 1850s]

   Synonym: coyote

Further reading

• prairiewolf on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl