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Canis lupus arctos
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Translingual
mul
Etymology
mul Canis lupus arctos grey wolf the Bear.
From being a subspecies of the grey wolf, which resides in the north polar region, where the constellations of the Bears (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor) occupy the celestial northern reaches of the sky, including the North Star (Polaris) of Ursa Minor.
Proper noun
1 m Canis lupus arctos
subspecies family Canidae Arctic wolf, white wolf, or polar wolf, an all-white wolf whose traditional range is the Queen Elizabeth Islands of arctic Canada
Hypernyms
subspecies Carnivora order order; Caniformia suborder suborder; Canidae family family; Caninae subfamily subfamily; Canini tribe tribe; Canis genus genus; Canis lupus species species
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