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lupine.

Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈluː.paɪn/
  1. Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.

  2. Ravenous.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

noun/ˈluː.pɪn/
  1. North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).

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See lupin.

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