Main Difference
The main difference between Dog and Wolf is that the Dog is a domestic animal and Wolf is a species of mammal.
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Dog
The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris when considered a subspecies of the gray wolf or Canis familiaris when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus Canis (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct. The dog was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. New research seems to show that dogs have mutations to equivalent genetic regions in humans where changes are known to trigger high sociability and somewhat reduced intelligence. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals and therapeutic roles. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet “man’s best friend”.
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Wolf
The wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the gray wolf, timber wolf, western wolf, and its other subspecies is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. It is the largest extant member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb) and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). Like the red wolf, it is distinguished from other Canis species by its larger size and less pointed features, particularly on the ears and muzzle. Its winter fur is long and bushy and predominantly a mottled gray in color, although nearly pure white, red, and brown to black also occur. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed., 2005), a standard reference work in zoology, recognises 38 subspecies of C. lupus..
The gray wolf is the second most specialised member of the genus Canis, after the Ethiopian wolf, as demonstrated by its morphological adaptations to hunting large prey, its more gregarious nature, and its highly advanced expressive behavior. It is nonetheless closely related enough to smaller Canis species, such as the eastern wolf, coyote, and golden jackal, to produce fertile hybrids. It is the only species of Canis to have a range encompassing both the Old and New Worlds, and originated in Eurasia during the Pleistocene, colonizing North America on at least three separate occasions during the Rancholabrean. It is a social animal, travelling in nuclear families consisting of a mated pair, accompanied by the pair’s adult offspring. The gray wolf is typically an apex predator throughout its range, with only humans and tigers posing a serious threat to it. It feeds primarily on large ungulates, though it also eats smaller animals, livestock, carrion, and garbage. A seven year-old wolf is considered to be relatively old, and the maximum lifespan is about 16 years.The gray wolf is one of the world’s best-known and most-researched animals, with probably more books written about it than any other wildlife species. It has a long history of association with humans, having been despised and hunted in most pastoral communities because of its attacks on livestock, while conversely being respected in some agrarian and hunter-gatherer societies. Although the fear of wolves is pervasive in many human societies, the majority of recorded attacks on people have been attributed to animals suffering from rabies. Non-rabid wolves have attacked and killed people, mainly children, but this is rare, as wolves are relatively few, live away from people, and have developed a fear of humans from hunters and shepherds.
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Dog (noun)
A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.
“The dog barked all night long.”
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Dog (noun)
A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive).
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Dog (noun)
A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
“She’s a real dog.”
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Dog (noun)
A man (derived from definition 2).
“You lucky dog!”
“He’s a silly dog.”
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Dog (noun)
A coward.
“Come back and fight, you dogs!”
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Dog (noun)
Someone who is morally reprehensible.
“You dirty dog.”
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Dog (noun)
A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).
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Dog (noun)
Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
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Dog (noun)
A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)
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Dog (noun)
A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
“The dogs were too hot to touch.”
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Dog (noun)
The eighteenth Lenormand card.
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Dog (noun)
A hot dog.
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Dog (noun)
Underdog.
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Dog (noun)
Foot.
“My dogs are barking!|My feet hurt!”
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Dog (noun)
(from “dog and bone”) Phone or mobile phone.
“My dog is dead.|My mobile-phone battery has run out of charge and is no longer able to function.”
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Dog (noun)
One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.
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Dog (verb)
To pursue with the intent to catch.
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Dog (verb)
To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
“The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step.”
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Dog (verb)
To fasten a hatch securely.
“It is very important to dog down these hatches…”
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Dog (verb)
To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
“I admit that I like to dog at my local country park.”
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Dog (verb)
To intentionally restrict one’s productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
“A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it.”
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Wolf (noun)
The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) that are not dingoes or dogs.
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Wolf (noun)
A man who makes amorous advances to many women.
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Wolf (noun)
A wolf tone or wolf note.
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Wolf (noun)
One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths.
“the bee wolf”
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Wolf (noun)
Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation.
“They toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door.”
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Wolf (noun)
A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
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Wolf (noun)
An eating ulcer or sore. See lupus.
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Wolf (noun)
A willying machine.
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Wolf (verb)
To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
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Wolf (verb)
To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex.
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Wolf (verb)
To hunt for wolves.