волчиха

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Pronunciation

Noun

волчи́ха (volčíxaf anim (genitive волчи́хи, nominative plural волчи́хи, genitive plural волчи́х, masculine волк)

  1. female equivalent of волк (volk): she-wolf (animal)
    Synonym: волчи́ца (volčíca)
    • 1895, Антон Чехов , Белолобый; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Whitebrow, 1922:
      По сугро́бу волчи́ха взобрала́сь на хлев и ста́ла разгреба́ть ла́пами и мо́рдой соло́менную кры́шу.
      Po sugróbu volčíxa vzobralásʹ na xlev i stála razgrebátʹ lápami i mórdoj solómennuju krýšu.
      The wolf clambered over a snow-drift on to the stall, and began scratching away the thatched roof with her paws and her nose.

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