DCHP-2

gray wolf † DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1

  the great wolf of the plains, Canis lupus nubilus.

  See also: buffalo wolf  

• 2

  a small wolf, Canis latrans, usually associated with the prairies but found across Canada, mainly in the region south of the range of the larger timber wolf.

  See also: Coyote (def. 1)