noun
Eurasian wolf; European gray wolf
Refers specifically to the subspecies Canis lupus lupus, the common wolf of continental Eurasia, as opposed to the extinct Japanese wolf (ニホンオオカミ).
大陸狼はユーラシア大陸に広く分布している。
The Eurasian wolf is widely distributed across the Eurasian continent.
Compound of 大陸 (continent) and 狼 (wolf), literally 'continental wolf', distinguishing it from the Japanese wolf.