Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mountain wolf

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
moun-tain -wolf
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Etymology

From mountain + wolf, From this canid living in mountainous terrain, and having an appearance like a wolf. Possibly also Calque of translingual Cuon alpinus, but 'cuon' means 'dog' rather than 'wolf'.

Inflected Forms

mountain wolves (plural)

Synonyms

dhole

Questions

What does mountain wolf mean?
Synonym of dhole (Cuon alpinus)
Where does mountain wolf come from?
From mountain + wolf, From this canid living in mountainous terrain, and having an appearance like a wolf. Possibly also Calque of translingual Cuon alpinus, but 'cuon' means 'dog' rather than 'wolf'.

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