maned wolf

noun

1. a South American wild dog, Chrysocyon jubatus, having a shaggy, reddish coat and long ears and legs: now reduced in number.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maned wolf¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Last year the BBC's Planet Earth III team revealed the risk to the rare maned wolf from fires used for clearing the savannah for farming.

From BBC

The arrival of the maned wolf, a species native to South American savannas.

From Washington Post

Others include the howler monkeys, cassowary, maned wolf and green iguana.

From Washington Times

Consider a black maned wolf seen in Brazil.

From Scientific American

The maned wolf pups are the first at the Louisville Zoo in a decade.

From Washington Times