Canis lupus arctos

Translingual

Etymology

Canis lupus (“grey wolf”) +‎ arctos (“the Bear”). From being a subspecies of the grey wolf, which resides in the north polar region, where the constellations of the Bears (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor) occupy the celestial northern reaches of the sky, including the North Star (Polaris) of Ursa Minor.

Proper noun

Canis lupus arctos m

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Canidae – Arctic wolf, white wolf, or polar wolf, an all-white wolf whose traditional range is the Queen Elizabeth Islands of arctic Canada.

Hypernyms

(subspecies): Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Canidae - family; Caninae - subfamily; Canini - tribe; Canis - genus; Canis lupus - species

References

Canis lupus arctos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Canis lupus arctos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Canis lupus arctos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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