lupine

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See also: Lupine and łupinę

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Etymology 1

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taxidermy wolf (Canis lupus lupus) in a lupine pose

Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (wolf). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

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lupine (comparative more lupine, superlative most lupine)

  1. Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
  2. Ravenous.
    Synonyms: gluttonous, insatiable, rapacious; see also Thesaurus:voracious
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Etymology 2

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See lupin.

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Noun

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a lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus)

lupine (plural lupines)

  1. North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).
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Latin

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Noun

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lupīne

  1. vocative singular of lupīnus