red wolf

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red woo lf]
- /rɛd wʊlf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red woo lf]
- /rɛd wʊlf/

Definitions of red wolf words

noun red wolf a small, reddish-gray American wolf, Canis rufus, similar to the coyote: once abundant in the southeastern U.S., it is now near extinction in the wild. 1
noun red wolf small variety of wolf 1
noun red wolf a small, reddish wolf (Canis rufus) of the SE U.S. 0

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Origin of red wolf

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Red wolf

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red wolf popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

red wolf usage trend in Literature

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