dire wolf
noun
: a large extinct wolflike mammal (Aenocyon dirus) known from Pleistocene deposits of North America
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Scientists Push Back Vincent Lynch, an evolutionary developmental biologist at the University at Buffalo, criticized the characterization of the dire wolf project.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Vincent Lynch, an evolutionary developmental biologist at the University at Buffalo, criticized the characterization of the dire wolf project.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
The dire wolf is just the start.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
There's also an animatronic dire wolf poised majestically in an educational diorama.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Vincent Lynch, an evolutionary developmental biologist at the University at Buffalo, criticized the characterization of the dire wolf project.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
The dire wolf is just the start.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
There's also an animatronic dire wolf poised majestically in an educational diorama.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Dire wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dire%20wolf. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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