dire wolf
noun
an extinct wolf, Canis dirus, widespread in North America during the Pleistocene Epoch, having a larger body and a smaller brain than the modern wolf.
Origin of dire wolf
1920–25; from the NL specific epithet
dirus inspiring dread; cf.
dire
Words nearby dire wolf
dirac's constant,
diradical,
dirae,
dirdum,
dire,
dire wolf,
direc. prop.,
direct,
direct access,
direct action,
direct address