Wolf (disambiguation)
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Canid species
- All subspecies of Canis lupusGray WolfThe gray wolf , also known as the wolf, is the largest extant wild member of the Canidae family...
, "the gray wolf", except the two domestic dog subspecies: Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo. - Some non-Canis lupus members of the dog family of animals, including:
- The Ethiopian WolfEthiopian WolfThe Ethiopian wolf , also known as the Abyssinian wolf, Abyssinian fox, red jackal, Simien fox, or Simien jackal is a canid native to Africa...
, Canis simensis, a unique Canis species - The Maned WolfManed WolfThe maned wolf is the largest canid of South America, resembling a large fox with reddish fur.This mammal is found in open and semi-open habitats, especially grasslands with scattered bushes and trees, in south, central-west and south-eastern Brazil The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the...
, Chrysocyon brachyurus, a unique South American canid species - The Dire WolfDire WolfThe Dire Wolf, Canis dirus, is an extinct carnivorous mammal of the genus Canis, and was most common in North America and South America from the Irvingtonian stage to the Rancholabrean stage of the Pleistocene epoch living 1.80 Ma – 10,000 years ago, existing for approximately .- Relationships...
, Canis dirus, and other extinct large canids - The term "Prairie wolf" is rarely used for the CoyoteCoyoteThe coyote , also known as the American jackal or the prairie wolf, is a species of canine found throughout North and Central America, ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, the United States and Canada...
, Canis latrans - The term "Reed wolf" is sometimes used for the European jackalEuropean JackalThe European Jackal , also known as the Caucasian Jackal or Reed Wolf is a subspecies of golden jackal native to Southeast Europe, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. Its Latin name, moreoticus, means "of Morea"...
. Canis aureus moreoticus. - The term "Red wolf", although most commonly used for Canis lupus rufus, sometimes in English translations of Russian language texts of the term "Красный волк," is used to refer to Cuon alpinus, commonly known as the "dhole", or "Indian wild dog".
- The term "Mountain Wolf" has also been used for Cuon alpinus, more commonly known as the Indian Wild Dog or the Dhole.
- The term "Timber WolfTimber WolfTimber Wolf, Timberwolf, Timber Wolves or Timberwolves might refer to:-Animals:* Any subspecies of Canis lupus, the Gray wolf, which inhabits forested areas...
" is applied to any wolf which inhabits forested areas. - The terms "Ornate Wolf" and "Painted Wolf" have been used to refer to the African Wild DogAfrican Wild DogLycaon pictus is a large canid found only in Africa, especially in savannas and lightly wooded areas. It is variously called the African wild dog, African hunting dog, Cape hunting dog, painted dog, painted wolf, painted hunting dog, spotted dog, or ornate wolf...
, Lycaon pictus. - Some experts have suggested that the following four subspecies of Canis lupus be recognized as separate canid species:
- Eastern WolfEastern WolfThe Eastern Wolf , also known as Eastern Canadian Wolf or Eastern Canadian Red Wolf, may be a subspecies of gray wolf or a distinct species of canid native to the eastern part of North America since the Pleistocene era. It seems to be closely related to the Red Wolf...
(North America) - Himalayan WolfHimalayan WolfThe terms Himalayan wolf and Canis himalayensis have been suggested by several Indian biologists for recognition as a critically endangered canid species, distinct from Canis lupus...
- Indian WolfIndian WolfIndian wolf and Iranian Wolf are two common names for Canis lupus pallipes, a subspecies of grey wolf which inhabits western India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and southern Israel. Some experts have suggested at least some C. lupus pallipes populations be re-classified a canid species...
- Red WolfRed WolfThe red wolf is a North American canid which once roamed throughout the Southeastern United States and is a glacial period survivor of the Late Pleistocene epoch...
(Southeastern USA)
- Eastern Wolf
- The Ethiopian Wolf
Other animals
- The terms Tasmanian Wolf and "Marsupial Wolf" are common names for the Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus, an extinct Australian mammal.
- The term "River Wolf" has been used for the Giant OtterGiant OtterThe giant otter is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the Mustelidae, or weasel family, a globally successful group of predators. Unusually for a mustelid, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members...
, Pteronura brasiliensis.
People and characters
There are many notable people and characters called Wolf:See Wolf (name)
Wolf (name)
Wolf is a name that is used as a surname, given name, and a name common among Native Americans and other nations.-Surname:*Alfred Wolf , German-born American navy sailor*Alice Wolf , American politician...
, including surnames, given names, and nicknames.
Sports teams
- Akwesasne WolvesAkwesasne WolvesThe Akwesasne Wolves are a Junior ice hockey team based out of Cornwall Island, Ontario. They play out of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League.-Season-by-season results:-External links:**...
, A Canadian hockey team - American Wolves, American wrestling team
- A.S. RomaA.S. RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
, Italian football club, known as the Wolves (in Italian, i Lupi) - A.S. Avellino 1912, Italian football club, known as the Wolves (in Italian, i Lupi)
- Brisbane Wolves FCBrisbane Wolves FCBrisbane Wolves Football Club are an Australian football club from Wynnum, Queensland. The club was formed in 1921, and are the current winners of the Brisbane Premier League finals series, beating Rochedale Rovers in the 2010 final...
, Australian soccer team - Chicago WolvesChicago WolvesThe Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois...
, American minor league ice hockey team - Carolina Raging WolvesCarolina Raging WolvesThe Carolina Raging Wolves are a team of the Women's Football Alliance scheduled to begin play for the 2010 season. Home games will be played on the campus of St. Pauls High School in St...
, an American football team - Connecticut WolvesConnecticut WolvesThe Connecticut Wolves were a soccer club that competed in the United Soccer Leagues from 1993 to 2002. Based in New Britain, Connecticut, and playing in Veteran's Stadium, the club started in the D-3 Pro League before moving to the A-League in 1997.-History:...
, American hockey team - Detroit WolvesDetroit WolvesThe Detroit Wolves were a Negro Leagues baseball club that played for just one year . In 1931 the Negro National League collapsed. It reformed in 1933, but in the interim Detroit was left without a Negro Leagues team, as the Detroit Stars had been members of the NNL. In 1932, the city placed the...
, American baseball team - Dublin WolvesDublin WolvesThe Dublin Wolves are an amateur ice hockey team based in The Republic of Ireland. They are members of the Irish Ice Hockey League and also have a recreational "B-Team" which competes in the Irish Ice Hockey Association's Development Division...
, Irish ice hockey team - Edinburgh WolvesEdinburgh WolvesThe Edinburgh Wolves are a Scottish American football team based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Their home ground is Meadowbank Stadium. They play in Division Two North of the BAFA Community Leagues .-History:...
, Scottish American Football team - EHL WolvesEHL WolvesThe EHL Wolves are a non-professional ice hockey team based in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. They are the École hôtelière de Lausanne ice hockey team.The club is officially known as the "EHL Wolves" since 2010...
Swiss ice hockey team - Faisalabad WolvesFaisalabad WolvesThe Faisalabad Wolves is a Twenty-20 Cup team based in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground is Iqbal Stadium...
, Pakistani cricket team - Idaho WolvesIdaho WolvesIdaho Wolves were an American soccer team, founded in 2004. The team was a member of the National Premier Soccer League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, for just one season...
, American soccer team - La Louvière WolvesLa Louvière WolvesThe La Louvière Wolves are an amateur American football team based in La Louvière. The Wolves are currently members of the Ligue Francophone de Football Amercain de Belgique LFFAB conference in the Belgian Football League ....
, Belgian American football team - La Tuque Wolves, Canadian hockey team
- Los Angeles WolvesLos Angeles WolvesLos Angeles Wolves are a former United States professional soccer team, owned by Jack Kent Cooke, that played for two seasons during the 1960s...
, former American professional soccer team - Manchester WolvesManchester WolvesThe Manchester Wolves were a professional arena football team, based at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, which folded at the end of the 2009 season along with the rest of the league...
, American minor league arena football team - Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota TimberwolvesThe Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
, NBA Western Conference Northwest Division professional basketball team based at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota - NC State WolfpackNC State WolfpackThe athletic teams of the North Carolina State University, known as the Wolfpack, compete in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. NC State is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and has won eight national championships: two NCAA championships, two AIAW championships, and four titles...
, mascot for the sports teams of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina - Nevada Wolf PackNevada Wolf PackThe Nevada Wolf Pack are the collegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Reno, consisting of 16 varsity teams. Though often known as UNR within the state, the university is simply called Nevada for athletics purposes; its sports teams are nicknamed the Wolf Pack...
, mascot for the sports teams of the University of Nevada, Reno in northern Nevada - Ottawa Wolves RFCOttawa Wolves RFC- History :The Ottawa Wolves RFC was founded in 2008 by Carl Pilon and Jay Smidt, both Hero award recipients, with the mission to promote and encourage participation in rugby among those who have traditionally been under-represented in the game, with an emphasis on gay men...
, a Canadian rugby team - Piacenza CalcioPiacenza CalcioPiacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
, Italian football club, known as the Wolves (in Italian, i Lupi) - Portugal national rugby union teamPortugal national rugby union teamThe Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...
, known as the "Wolves" (in Portuguese, "Lobos") - Ripley WolvesRipley WolvesThe Ripley Wolves are a senior hockey team based out of Ripley, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.-Championships:...
, Canadian hockey team - Shelburne WolvesShelburne WolvesThe Shelburne Wolves were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Shelburne, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League and Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
, Canadian hockey team - South Coast Wolves Football Club, or "Wollongong Wolves," an Australian football team
- St. Catharines WolvesSt. Catharines WolvesSt. Catharines Wolves, also known as St. Catharines Roma Wolves or simply Roma Wolves, are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1977. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League.- History :...
Canadian soccer team - Stockton Wolves, American arena football team
- Sudbury Wolves (disambiguation)Sudbury Wolves (disambiguation)Sudbury Wolves could mean:* Sudbury Wolves, a team in the Ontario Hockey League.* Sudbury Jr. Wolves, a team in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.* Sudbury Wolves , a defunct team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League....
- Tangerang Wolves FC, Indonesian football team
- VfL WolfsburgVfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
, or the Wolves (in German, Die Wölfe), a German football club - Walthamstow WolvesWalthamstow WolvesThe Walthamstow Wolves were a Speedway team which operated from 1934 and again from 1949 until their closure in 1951.The club opened in 1934 when Lea Bridge were forced to find a new venue. The Wolves competed in the National League but were forced to relocate again at the end of the season due to...
, English speedway team - Warri Wolves F.C., Nigerian soccer team
- Warrington WolvesWarrington WolvesWarrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
, English rugby league team - Wayamba Wolves Sri Lankan cricket team
- Western Wolves FCWestern Wolves FCThe Western Wolves Football Club is an association football club based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Representing the Western Zone in the Victorian Champions League, as one of twelve teams competing, Western Wolves represent all the clubs from the West region of...
, Australian football team - Windsor WolvesWindsor WolvesThe Windsor Wolves are a Rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, NSW. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition in NSW, Australia...
, Australian rugby team - Wisconsin WolvesWisconsin WolvesThe Wisconsin Wolves are an Women's Football Alliance team based in Wausau, Wisconsin. The team was founded in 2006 and play their home games at Lussier Stadium on the campus of Madison LaFollette High School. The Wolves were the third Wisconsin WPFL franchise founded in the state but have...
, American football team - Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
, English football team, commonly known as "Wolves" - Worcester WolvesWorcester WolvesWorcester Wolves is a basketball team from the city of Worcester which plays in the British Basketball League. The Wolves currently play at in the 800-seat capacity Sports Hall of the University of Worcester, although they are to use the new Worcester Arena as their home venue once completed in...
, British basketball team
Municipalities
- Wolf, California
- Wolf, Fresno County, CaliforniaWolf, Fresno County, CaliforniaWolf is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad east of Malaga, at an elevation of 335 feet ....
- Wolf, Nevada County, CaliforniaWolf, Nevada County, CaliforniaWolf is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California. Wolf is located south-southwest of Grass Valley. It lies at an elevation of 1578 feet .The Wolf post office operated from 1888 to 1956, moving once in 1940....
- Wolf, Fresno County, California
- Wolf Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Wolf, WyomingWolf, WyomingWolf is an unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. Its elevation is 4,626 feet . Although Wolf is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82844. Public education in the community of Wolf is provided by Sheridan County School District #2....
, community in the USA - "Wolves", common nickname for WolverhamptonWolverhamptonWolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, England
Geological features
- Wolf (volcano), active volcano in the Galápagos Islands, (last eruption 1982)
- The WolvesThe WolvesThe Wolves are two rocks just over a mile northwest of the island of Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel. They measure approximately 25 metres by 20 metres and were responsible for the wrecking of at least two ships:...
, two treacherous rocks in the Bristol Channel, UK
Astronomy
There are many celestial objects named for astronomer Max WolfMax Wolf
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography...
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- Wolf 359, star in the constellation of Leo
- Wolf 424Wolf 424Wolf 424 is a binary star system comprising two red dwarf stars at a distance of approximately 14.2 light years from the Sun. It is located in the constellation Virgo, between the stars ε Virginis and δ Virginis....
, star in the constellation of Virgo - Wolf 562, star in the constellation of Libra
- Wolf 635Wolf 635Wolf 635 is a binary star system located thirty-five light-years away, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The A component is an orange, main sequence star. Its companion is a red dwarf .- External links :* * *...
, star in the constellation of Ophiuchus - Wolf 1061Wolf 1061Wolf 1061 is a red dwarf star. It is located relatively near our Sun, at a distance of about 13.8 light years, in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has a relatively high proper motion and has not been found to have any unusual spectroscopic features....
, star in the constellation of Ophiuchus - Wolf 1329, star in the constellation of Aquarius
- Wolf (crater)Wolf (crater)Wolf is a lunar crater that lies in the south-central part of the Mare Nubium, a lunar mare in the southern hemisphere of the Moon. It lies to the north-northwest of the walled plain Pitatus, and east-southeast of the prominent crater Bullialdus....
, on the moon - Wolf (Comet), any of two or three comets
Military vehicles
- Wolf Armoured VehicleWolf Armoured VehicleThe Wolf Armoured Vehicle is an armoured transport vehicle, used mainly by the Israeli Defence Force. It was created to provide a better handling and better protected armoured vehicle than the M113 . The Wolf is a heavily armoured crew carrier, manufactured by the Hatehof company...
, Israeli produced armored personnel carrier - "Wolf" is the military designation for the Mercedes-Benz G-ClassMercedes-Benz G-ClassThe original 460-series Geländewagen went on sale for civilian buyers in 1979, after having debuted in February of that year. It was offered with two wheelbases, a short wheelbase of 2,400 mm and a long one of 2,850 mm. One could choose between three body styles: A two-door short...
in the German Bundeswehr. - Land Rover WolfLand Rover WolfThe Land Rover Wolf is a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps. The vehicle is famous for being the primary utility vehicle of the British Army....
, a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps - W.O.L.F. (Winter Operational Light Fighting Vehicle), a fictional Cobra vehicle in the G.I. Joe universe
Ships
- HMS WolfHMS WolfSixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf: was a 16-gun ship, previously the Spanish Lobos. She was captured in 1656 and sold in 1663. was an 8-gun fireship launched in 1690 and expended in 1692, destroying the French Triomphant was a 2-gun...
, the name of numerous ships of the British Royal Navy - SMS WolfSMS Wolf (auxiliary cruiser)SMS Wolf was an armed merchant raider or auxiliary cruiser of the German Imperial Navy in World War I...
, an armed merchant raider of the German Imperial Navy in World War I - USS Alfred Wolf (DE-544)USS Alfred Wolf (DE-544)USS Alfred Wolf was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.The name Alfred Wolf was assigned to the ship on 26 October 1943...
, a United States Navy destroyer escort cancelled during construction in 1944 - USS Donald W. Wolf (APD-129)USS Donald W. Wolf (APD-129)USS Donald W. Wolf was a of the United States Navy, named for Sergeant Donald W. Wolf , USMC, who was posthoumously awarded the Navy Cross after being killed in action in the Battle of Guadalcanal....
, previously the destroyer USS Donald W. Wolf (DE-713), a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946
Bands
- Wolf (band)Wolf (band)Wolf is a heavy metal band from Örebro, Sweden. Formed in 1995, the band has since released five albums and toured with Saxon, Tankard and more recently, Trivium.-Members:*Niklas Stålvind - vocals, guitar *Anders G Modd - bass guitar...
, a Swedish heavy metal band - Darryl Way's WolfDarryl WayDarryl Way is a British rock and classical musician who was a founding member of Curved Air and co-writer of their only hit single, "Back Street Luv". He is best known as a violinist although he also played keyboards.He began his musical training at Dartington College of Arts, and later studied at...
, a British progressive rock band formed by Darryl Way
Albums
- Wolf (Trevor Rabin album)Wolf (Trevor Rabin album)-Track listing:# Open Ended # Heard You Cry Wolf # Do Ya Do Ya Want Me # Stop Turn # Lost in Love # Looking for a Lady # Pain # Take Me to a Party # She's Easy # Long Island...
- Wolf (Wolf album)Wolf (Wolf album)Wolf, the first and self-titled album by the Swedish heavy metal band Wolf, released in 2000.-Track listing:#In the Shadow of Steel - 1:43#Moonlight - 3:27#The Parasite - 4:53#Electric Raga - 3:06#The Voyage - 3:42#Desert Caravan - 5:47...
- Wolf (Tyler, The Creator album)Wolf (Tyler, The Creator album)Wolf is the third studio album by OFWGKTA member Tyler, The Creator. It is scheduled to be released sometime in May 2012.- Background :Tyler first mentioned the album in 2010 saying that he would have an album titled Wolf. In early 2011 he told fans through his Formspring that his third album would...
- Wolf (Hugh Cornwell album)Wolf (Hugh Cornwell album)-Release history:-External Links:* Another Kind of Love music video at .-Further Reading:* Cornwell, Hugh, A Multitude of Sins. London. Harper Collins Publishers, 2004. ISBN 0-00-719082-4...
- Wolves (Idiot Pilot album)Wolves (Idiot Pilot album)Wolves is the second full length release by Washington duo Idiot Pilot. It was produced by Ross Robinson and Mark Hoppus . The third track, "Retina and the Sky" was also featured on the soundtrack of Michael Bay's film Transformers...
- Wolves (Deadlock album)Wolves (Deadlock album)Wolves is the third full-length album by Melodic Death Metal band Deadlock. It was released in 2007, and featured techno beats. The track "Code of Honor" was turned into their first music video...
- Wolves (My Latest Novel album)
Songs
- "Wolf" (song)Wolf (song)"Wolf" is a song by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth off their 2001 album Horror Show.The song may be the heaviest song of the album, and also one of the most technical. It starts out in what can be described as almost like a jam session, with the minor key guitars setting the tone for...
, by Iced Earth - "Wolves", by Garth Brooks from No FencesNo FencesNo Fences is the second studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 27, 1990 and reached #3 on the Billboard 200, and #1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart...
- "Wolf", by The Beau Brummels from The Beau BrummelsThe Beau Brummels (album)The Beau Brummels is the sixth studio album by the American rock band of the same name. Released in April 1975, the album features the work of all five original bandmembers for the first time since the band's debut album, 1965's Introducing the Beau Brummels. The album peaked at number 180 on the U.S...
- "Wolf", by Nash the Slash from Children of the Night
- "Wolf", by Veruca Salt from American ThighsAmerican ThighsAmerican Thighs is the first album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released through Minty Fresh Records on September 27, 1994, and re-released through DGC Records on November 8, 1994 . The title is a reference to a line from the AC/DC song "You Shook Me All Night Long"...
- "Wolves", by Machine Head from The BlackeningThe BlackeningThe Blackening is the sixth album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. Released on March 27, 2007 in the U.S., The Blackening sold 16,000 units in its first week, and became Machine Head's second highest charting release at number 54 on the Billboard 200, and charted in the Top 20 throughout...
- "Wolves", by Wu-Tang Clan from 8 Diagrams8 Diagrams8 Diagrams is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released December 11, 2007 on SRC/Universal Motown Records. The album was released three years after the passing of Ol' Dirty Bastard, and six years after the group's previous LP Iron Flag, for which many group members...
Sounds
- Wolf intervalWolf intervalIn music theory, the wolf fifth is a particularly dissonant musical interval spanning seven semitones. Strictly, the term refers to an interval produced by a specific tuning system, widely used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: the quarter-comma meantone temperament...
, unusual musical interval in music theory - Wolf toneWolf toneA wolf tone, or simply a "wolf", is produced when a played note matches the natural resonating frequency of the body of a musical instrument, producing a sustaining sympathetic artificial overtone that amplifies and expands the frequencies of the original note, frequently accompanied by an...
, a noise produced on some stringed instruments
Radio and television stations
- WOLF (AM)WOLF (AM)WOLF and WWLF are the Radio Disney simulcasts for Syracuse, New York and the nearby Finger Lakes area. The outlet broadcasts at 1 kilowatt on 1490 kHz and 1340 kHz . The stations are 51% owned by Craig Fox, who also owns several other radio and low-power TV stations in New York...
, a radio station (1490 AM) Syracuse, New York, United States - WOLF-FMWOLF-FMWMVN is a Rhythmic Adult Contemporary radio station serving the Syracuse market. WMVN operates at 100.3 MHz on the FM dial. A separate translator, W243AB, serves the city of Syracuse, New York on the 96.5 frequency...
, a radio station (105.1 FM) DeRuyter, New York, United States - WOLF-TVWOLF-TVWOLF-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Northeastern Pennsylvania that is licensed to Hazleton. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 45 from a transmitter at the Penobscot Knob antenna farm near Mountain Top. Owned by New Age Media, the station is sister to CW...
, a television station (channel 56) Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States - 107.7 The Wolf107.7 The Wolf107.7 The Wolf is a British Independent Local Radio station based in Wolverhampton that serves the city and its surrounding area. The studios and transmitter are at Mander House in the centre of Wolverhampton...
, independent station in Wolverhampton, UK - 99.5 KPLX-FMKPLX-FMKPLX is an American commercial radio station transmitting a country music format on 99.5 FM, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in Texas and is under ownership of Cumulus Media...
The Wolf, a country music station in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Films
- Wolf (film)Wolf (film)Wolf is a 1994 American horror film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Jim Harrison, Wesley Strick, and an uncredited Elaine May, with music by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno....
, starring Jack Nicholson - Wolves (1930 film), starring Chales Laughton
- Wolves (1999 film)Wolves (1999 film)Wolves is a documentary short film produced for IMAX and released in 1999. The film documents the re-introduction of a pack of wolves to a remote region of Idaho. It was narrated by The Band's Robbie Robertson....
, a documentary short - The Wolves, a Japanese film by Hideo GoshaHideo Goshawas a Japanese film director.Among his most famous films are Goyokin and Hitokiri, released in 1969, and The Wolves, released in 1971. His most famous film in the West is Sword of the Beast, released by Criterion....
released in 1971 as Shussho Iwai
Books
- Wolf (novel)Wolf (novel)Wolf is a young adult novel by Gillian Cross. It was the winner of the Carnegie Medal for 1990.-Plot summary:Cassy, who lives with her grandmother, is awakened by mysterious footsteps one night. The next day, as always when the footsteps are heard, she is sent away to live with her lovely but...
, a children's novel by Gillian Cross - Wolves (book)Wolves (book)Wolves is a children's book by Emily Gravett. In 2005, it won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award....
, a children's book by Emily Gravett
Others
- Wolf, a name by which Lupin IIILupin III, also known as Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of Monkey Punch. The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of...
, a manga and anime series, has been known, due to copyright issues. - Wolf (game)Wolf (Game)Wolf is a life simulation game where the player takes the role of a wolf.The gameplay is divided into two parts. The first is a sandbox mode, where the player has no predetermined goal. The second is a scenario mode, where the player has to complete specific actions; this is comparable to quests...
, a simulation game where the player takes the role of a wolf
Others
- Wolf Prize, a science and art award
- Wolf Brigade, a variety of military and paramilitary units
- Wolf (brand), or "Wolf Cooking", a sister brand to Sub-Zero Refrigerator
- WOLF, common name for the ".wol" file extension, used only for eBooks on the Hanlin eReaderHanlin eReaderThe Hanlin is an e-Reader, an electronic book reading device. The device, Hanlin v3, features a 6" , 4-level grayscale electrophoretic display with a resolution of 600×800 pixels . The Hanlin v5 Mini, features a 5" , 8-level grayscale electrophoretic display with a resolution of 600×800 pixels...
See also
- List of wolves
- Gray Wolves (disambiguation)Gray Wolves (disambiguation)Gray Wolves are the largest wild canine.Gray Wolves or Grey Wolves may also refer to:* Grey Wolves, a Turkish ultranationalist group* The Grey Wolves, a British industrialist music group...
- Timber Wolf (disambiguation)
- Red Wolf (disambiguation)Red Wolf (disambiguation)The Red Wolf is a mammal of the order Carnivora.Red wolf can also refer to:*Red Wolves a group of Qutaibi fighters during the Aden Emergency in what is now Yemen*Red Wolf , Marvel Comics character...
- All pages beginning with "Wolf"
- All pages beginning with "Wolves"
- All pages beginning with "The Wolf"
- All pages beginning with "The Wolves"
- Wolfe (disambiguation)
- Wolof (disambiguation)