also: にほんオオカミ · にほんおおかみ
noun
Japanese wolf (extinct)
Refers specifically to the extinct subspecies Canis lupus hodophilax, once native to Japan. Often contrasted with the also-extinct Hokkaido wolf (エゾオオカミ).
See also: 山犬
ニホンオオカミは明治時代に絶滅したと言われている。
The Japanese wolf is said to have gone extinct in the Meiji period.
A specimen of the Japanese wolf is on display at the museum.