seawolf

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seawolf

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From Middle English sēwolf, from Old English *sǣwulf, equivalent to sea + wolf.

noun seawolves

  1. A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus.
  2. archaic An elephant seal.
  3. Any of various dangerous people and animals that attack at sea. The seawolf twisted onto itself, its jaws clopping together near its own tail.

Similar: Atlantic wolffish, Atlantic catfish, ocean catfish, sea cat

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noun Anarhichas lupus

Русскийзуба́тка zubátka

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@misc{seawolf_2026,
  title = {seawolf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seawolf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}