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noun
- 1. a large extinct wolf of the Pleistocene epoch, which preyed on large mammals.
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- Dire wolf
Extinct species of canids
The dire wolf is an extinct canine. The dire wolf lived in the Americas (with a possible single record also known from East Asia) during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–9,500 years ago). The species was named in 1858, four years after the first specimen had been found. Two subspecies are recognized: Aenocyon dirus guildayi and Aenocyon dirus dirus. The largest collection of... Wikipedia
