wilk — meaning in English

English meaning

• lupus noun An autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own tissue, most commonly referring to systemic lupus erythematosus.
• wolf noun A large wild canine, Canis lupus, that lives and hunts in packs.

Senses

wilk is used for these senses in English:

• Big Bad Wolf (usually with the) An evil fictional wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables.
• Lupus (constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.
• lupus (pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
• wolf Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.

wolf — full definition

1. noun A large wild canine, Canis lupus, that lives and hunts in packs.
2. noun A man who aggressively pursues women, or, more broadly, any predatory or ravenous person.
3. verb To eat something very quickly and greedily.

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