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louveteau — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Cub noun The young of certain animals, such as lions, bears, or foxes.
  • whelp noun A young dog, wolf, or similar animal; a pup or cub.

Senses

louveteau is used for these senses in English:

  • Cub Scout A member of the junior division of the Boy Scout movement.
  • cub The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.
  • whelp A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
  • wolf cub A young wolf.

Cub — full definition

  1. noun The young of certain animals, such as lions, bears, or foxes.
  2. noun A member of the Cub Scouts, a junior branch of the Scouting movement.

whelp — full definition

  1. noun A young dog, wolf, or similar animal; a pup or cub.
  2. noun An insolent or disrespectful young person (dated or humorous use).
  3. verb To give birth, said of an animal such as a dog.

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