she-wolf
Americannoun
plural
she-wolves-
a female wolf.
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a predatory woman.
Example Sentences
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"She's so inspiring to women," says one fan, wearing furry she-wolf ears, shortly before the show.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
The other two are named Romulus and Remus, after the mythical founders of Rome said to have been suckled by a she-wolf as infants.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
In one meme, a boar replaces the she-wolf who suckled Romulus and Remus, Rome’s mythical forefathers.
From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2022
The she-wolf had been out hunting, and when she returned with food, she growled and snarled at the boy.
From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2018
All his life Tyrion had prided himself on his cunning, the only gift the gods had seen fit to give him, and yet this seven-times-damned she-wolf Catelyn Stark had outwitted him at every turn.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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