wolfpack

A family or other group of wild wolves.

Noun

  1. A family or other group of wild wolves.
  2. During World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.

Origin

From wolf + pack.

Forms

wolfpacks wolf pack wolf-pack

Verb

  1. To gang up on a solitary target, in the manner of a pack of wolves.
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Forms

wolfpacks wolfpacking wolfpacked wolf pack wolf-pack