eastern wolf

English

Etymology

The wolf is found in the eastern United States.

Noun

eastern wolf (plural eastern wolves)

1. Canis lycaon, a fertile hybrid pseudo-species of wolf resulting from the crossbreeding of gray wolves with coyotes, whose contributions to the eastern wolf genome is roughly 75% to 25%, respectively; which is found on the East Coast and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

   Synonyms: eastern timber wolf, Algonquin wolf, deer wolf

Coordinate terms

• red wolf
• gray wolf