Jisho

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にほん 日本オオカミ
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1. Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)​Usually written using kana alone, See also 山犬
Wikipedia definition
2. Honshū wolf​The Honshū wolf, known in Japan as the Japanese wolf (ニホンオオカミ（日本狼）, Nihon Ōkami, Canis lupus hodophilax), yamainu, or simply wolf, is one of the two extinct subspecies of the gray wolf once endemic to the islands of Japan. The Honshū wolf occupied the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū in Japan. The other subspecies is the Hokkaidō wolf, native to the island of Hokkaidō.
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日本狼 【にほんおおかみ】、ニホンオオカミ

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