noun
timber wolf; lobo
Refers specifically to the timber wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the gray wolf. The term 'lobo' is sometimes used in English contexts.
シンリンオオカミは北アメリカやユーラシアに生息している。
Timber wolves inhabit North America and Eurasia.
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name.
Kanji spelling; rarely used. The word is usually written in kana.
General term for 'wolf'. シンリンオオカミ specifies the timber wolf subspecies.
Compound of 森林 (しんりん, 'forest') and 狼 (おおかみ, 'wolf'), literally 'forest wolf'. The term is a direct translation of the English 'timber wolf'.