Wolf (disambiguation)

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Wolf most commonly means the Gray wolf, Canis lupus.

Wolf or wolves may also refer to:

Animals

Canids

  • All subspecies of Canis lupus except the two domestic dog subspecies: Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo
  • Some non-Canis lupus members of the dog family of animals, including:
    • Armbruster's wolf, Canis armbrusteri, extinct canid of North America
    • Dire wolf, Canis dirus, extinct canid of North America
    • Edward's wolf, Canis edwardii, extinct canid of North America
    • Egyptian wolf or African wolf, Canis aureus lupaster, better known as the Egyptian jackal
    • Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis, a.k.a. Abyssinian wolf, Abyssinian fox, red jackal, Simien fox, and Simien jackal
    • Gold wolf, Canis aureus, better known as the golden jackal
    • Hare-eating wolf, Canis lepophagus, extinct canid of North America
    • Maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus, a South American canid species
    • Mountain wolf or Red wolf, Cuon alpinus, also known as the Dhole or Indian wild dog
    • Painted wolf or Ornate wolf, Lycaon pictus, better known as the African wild dog
    • Prairie wolf, Canis latrans, better known as the coyote
    • Red wolf, Canis [lupus] rufus, a North American canid
    • Reed wolf, Canis aureus moreoticus, better known as the European jackal
    • Tweed wolf, a coywolf
  • See also Timber wolf (disambiguation)

Other animals

  • Tasmanian wolf or Marsupial wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus, an extinct Australian mammal
  • River wolf, Pteronura brasiliensis, better known as the giant otter
  • Tiger Wolf, Crocuta crocuta, better known as the spotted hyena

People and characters

  • Wolf (name), people with this surname, given name, or nickname

Sports teams

Australia

  • Brisbane Wolves FC, Australian soccer team
  • South Coast Wolves Football Club, or "Wollongong Wolves," an Australian football team
  • Western Wolves FC, Australian football team
  • Windsor Wolves, Australian rugby team

Belgium

Canada

Germany

  • VfL Wolfsburg, or the Wolves (in German, Die Wölfe), a German football club

Indonesia

  • Tangerang Wolves FC, Indonesian football team

Ireland

Italy

  • A.S. Roma, Italian football club, known as the Wolves (in Italian, i Lupi)
  • A.S. Avellino 1912, Italian football club, known as the Wolves (in Italian, i Lupi)
  • Piacenza Calcio, Italian football club, known as the Wolves (in Italian, i Lupi)

Nigeria

Pakistan

Portugal

Sri Lanka

  • Wayamba Wolves Sri Lankan cricket team

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

Places

Municipalities

Geological features

  • Wolf (volcano), active volcano in the Galápagos Islands, (last eruption 1982)
  • The Wolves, two treacherous rocks in the Bristol Channel, UK

Astronomy

There are many celestial objects named for astronomer Max Wolf:

  • Wolf 359, star in the constellation of Leo
  • Wolf 424, star in the constellation of Virgo
  • Wolf 562, star in the constellation of Libra
  • Wolf 1061, star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
  • Wolf 1329, star in the constellation of Aquarius
  • Wolf (crater), on the moon
  • Wolf (Comet), any of two or three comets

Vehicles

Military vehicles

  • Wolf Armoured Vehicle, Israeli produced armored personnel carrier
  • "Wolf" is the military designation for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class in the German Bundeswehr
  • Land Rover Wolf, a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps
  • W.O.L.F. (Winter Operational Light Fighting Vehicle), a fictional Cobra vehicle in the G.I. Joe universe

Ships

  • HMS Wolf, the name of numerous ships of the British Royal Navy
  • SMS Wolf, an armed merchant raider of the German Imperial Navy in World War I
  • USS Alfred Wolf (DE-544), a United States Navy destroyer escort cancelled during construction in 1944
  • USS Donald W. Wolf (APD-129), previously the destroyer USS Donald W. Wolf (DE-713), a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946

Trains

  • Wolf (train), a South Devon Railway Eagle class 4-4-0ST steam locomotive

Music

Bands

Albums

Songs

Sounds

  • Wolf interval, unusual musical interval in music theory
  • Wolf tone, a noise produced on some stringed instruments

Radio and television stations

  • WOLF (AM), a radio station (1490 AM) licensed to Syracuse, New York, United States
  • WOLF-FM, a radio station (105.1 FM) licensed to DeRuyter, New York, United States
  • WOLF-TV, a television station (channel 56) licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States
  • 107.7 The Wolf, independent station in Wolverhampton, UK
  • 99.5 KPLX-FM The Wolf, a country music station in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
  • The Wolf (radio network), a defunct nationwide radio network in New Zealand
  • WIWF, a radio station (96.9 FM) licensed to Charleston, South Carolina, United States
  • WPAW, a radio station (93.1 FM) licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
  • WQSL, a radio station (92.3 FM) licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
  • WQZL, a radio station (101.1 FM) licensed to Belhaven, North Carolina, United States
  • WLFF, a radio station (106.5 FM) licensed to Georgetown, South Carolina, United States which used the name briefly in 2008

Titles

Films

Books

Others

  • Wolf, a name by which Lupin III, a manga and anime series, has been known, due to copyright issues
  • Wolf (game), a simulation game where the player takes the role of a wolf
  • Wolf (TV series), a 1989 CBS TV-series set in San Francisco

Others

  • Wolf Prize, a science and art award
  • Wolf Brigade, a variety of military and paramilitary units
  • Wolf (brand), or "Wolf Cooking", a sister brand to Sub-Zero Refrigerator
  • WOLF, common name for the ".wol" file extension, used only for eBooks on the Hanlin eReader

See also

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