Lobo

//ˈləʊbəʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wolf. Southwestern, US, dialectal

    "We used to pay a $20.00 bounty a head on lobos for a good many years, but stopped it because it was abused. Lobo scalps from Arizona, [...]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
foxhyenajackalreynardwolfwolf

Example

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"We used to pay a $20.00 bounty a head on lobos for a good many years, but stopped it because it was abused. Lobo scalps from Arizona, [...]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lobo (“wolf”). Doublet of lupus and wolf.

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