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Wolf-Rayet star
(Encyclopedia)Wolf-Rayet star: see spectral class. ...Wolf, Christian von
(Encyclopedia)Wolf, Christian von: see Wolff, Christian von. ...jackal
(Encyclopedia)jackal, name for several Old World carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, which also includes the dog and the wolf. Jackals are found in Africa and S Asia, where they inhabit deserts, grasslands, and...Tasmanian tiger
(Encyclopedia)Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf: see thylacine. ...coyote
(Encyclopedia)coyote kīˈōt, kīōˈtē [key] or prairie wolf, small, swift wolf, Canis latrans, native to W North America. Historically found in deserts, prairies, open woodlands, and brush country, it is increa...Lone Wolf
(Encyclopedia)Lone Wolf, d. 1879, Kiowa Chief. He led some Kiowas on raids in 1874 after his son had been killed by whites, but he was defeated and with a number of followers was deported to Florida, where he remai...Anubis
(Encyclopedia)Anubis əno͞oˈbĭs [key], Egyptian god of the dead. He presided over the embalming of the dead and is represented as a jackal-, wolf-, or dog-headed man. ...Wolff, Christian von
(Encyclopedia)Wolff or Wolf, Christian von krĭsˈtyän fən vôlf [key], 1679–1754, German philosopher. One of the first to use the German language instead of Latin, he systematized and popularized the doctrines...North Canadian
(Encyclopedia)North Canadian, river, 760 mi (1,223 km) long, rising in NE N.Mex., and flowing SE through Okla. to join the Canadian River in the Eufaula reservoir, E Okla. Federal dams and reservoirs on the river a...London, Jack
(Encyclopedia)London, Jack (John Griffith London), 1876–1916, American author, b. San Francisco. The illegitimate son of William Chaney, an astrologer, and Flora Wellman, a seamstress and medium, he had a poverty...Browse by Subject
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