Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arctic wolf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
arc-tic -wolf
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Canis lupus arctos; A subspecies of the grey wolf, living in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, including once Greenland, that is all-white.

Uncountable

noun

An individual of the subspecies.

Countable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Arctic wolf.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Arctic + wolf. From being a wolf found in the Canadian Arctic.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Arctic wolves (plural)

Phrases

Arctic fox Arctic hare

Frequently Paired Words

Arctic fox Arctic hare

Synonyms

polar wolf white wolf canis lupus arctos

Questions

What does arctic wolf mean?
Canis lupus arctos; A subspecies of the grey wolf, living in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, including once Greenland, that is all-white.
Where does arctic wolf come from?
From Arctic + wolf. From being a wolf found in the Canadian Arctic.

How to pronounce arctic wolf

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “arctic wolf”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “arctic wolf”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “arctic wolf” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.