Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethiopian wolf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: ethiopi-an -wolf
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An African canid, Canis simensis.

Example Sentences

"The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) is Africa’s most endangered carnivore, and arguably the world’s most endangered canid."

Inflected Forms

Ethiopian wolves (plural)

Synonyms

Abyssinian fox Abyssinian wolf cuberow red jackal Simien fox Simien jackal

Questions

What does ethiopian wolf mean?: An African canid, Canis simensis.

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