lobo

/ˈlō-(ˌ)bō/ (ame, mw)

lobo — noun

1. a large, wild canine with thick gray fur that lives and hunts in family groups c

1.名詞B2
釋義

a large, wild canine with thick gray fur that lives and hunts in family groups called packs, found mainly in western North America and parts of Mexico

例句

Vikram spotted a single lobo crossing the snowy meadow at dawn.

The pack of lobos howled through the canyon every night that winter.

pack of lobos — common collective phrase

同義詞
  • gray wolf

    the standard neutral term used across all regions and registers

  • timber wolf

    refers to gray wolves in forested northern regions, less specific to the southwest

  • Mexican wolf

    a subspecies of gray wolf found in Mexico and the southwestern US; the animal most often called lobo

用法筆記

This word is most commonly used in American English contexts that refer to wolves of the southwestern United States and Mexico. In standard zoological writing, gray wolf or Mexican wolf is more common.

常見錯誤

❌The lobo in Alaska howled at the moon.
✅The gray wolf in Alaska howled at the moon.
💡Lobo refers specifically to wolves of the southwestern US/Mexico; Arctic or Alaskan wolves are better called gray wolves or timber wolves.