Plural of lobo, meaning wolves in Spanish; often used as a term for gray wolves in the southwestern United States.
From Spanish 'lobo,' from Latin 'lupus,' ultimately from Proto-Indo-European 'lup-.' The term is commonly used in English when referring to Mexican gray wolves and Native American contexts.
The word 'lobo' appears across the American Southwest in place names and ranching culture, a linguistic reminder of how Spanish colonial and indigenous languages shaped North American geography and wildlife terminology.
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