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What is the difference between wolfish and lupine?

wolfish | lupine |

As adjectives the difference between wolfish and lupine

is that wolfish is pertaining to wolves while lupine is of, or pertaining to, the wolf.

As a noun lupine is

alternative form of from=American English lang=en any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants.

wolfish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to wolves.
  • Akin to the characteristics or habits of a wolf; lupine.
    • a'' ''wolfish'' ''appetite
  • Fierce; savage; menacing.

    • lupine

    English

    (wikipedia lupine)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or pertaining to, the wolf.
  • Wolflike; wolfish.
  • Having the characteristics of a wolf.
  • Ravenous.

    • Synonyms

    * (ravenous) ferocious, gluttonous, insatiable, rapacious, voracious

    Noun

    (Lupinus) (Lupinus) (en noun)
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    • Anagrams

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