A gray wolf, especially one found in the southwestern United States and Mexico; Spanish word for wolf that's used in English.
From Spanish 'lobo,' which comes from Latin 'lupus' meaning 'wolf.' The word traveled from Latin through Spanish and entered English as settlers encountered gray wolves in the American Southwest.
The Mexican Gray Wolf was called 'lobo' by Spanish speakers, and the name stuck in English! Interestingly, the same Latin root 'lupus' gives us 'lupine' (wolf-like behavior), showing how one ancient word branched into multiple languages with the same meaning.
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