dire wolf
noun
: a large extinct wolflike mammal (Aenocyon dirus) known from Pleistocene deposits of North America
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What makes this so astonishing is that the dire wolf has been extinct for approximately 10,000 years.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The dire wolf is a bit of a late Pleistocene celebrity thanks to its role in the Game of Thrones series as a symbol of the Stark family.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025
The dire wolf predated the Grateful Dead by about 2 million years, a period when the species rambled around this part of the world before vanishing around 10,000 BCE.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The dire wolf is a bit of a late Pleistocene celebrity thanks to its role in the Game of Thrones series as a symbol of the Stark family.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025
The dire wolf predated the Grateful Dead by about 2 million years, a period when the species rambled around this part of the world before vanishing around 10,000 BCE.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Dire wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dire%20wolf. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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