lupine
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== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈluː.paɪn/
Hyphenation: lu‧pine
Rhymes: -uːpaɪn
==== Adjective ====
lupine (comparative more lupine, superlative most lupine)
Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
Ravenous.
Synonyms: gluttonous, insatiable, rapacious; see also Thesaurus:voracious
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==== See also ====
canine
vulpine
=== Etymology 2 ===
See lupin.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈluː.pɪn/
==== Noun ====
lupine (plural lupines)
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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==== Further reading ====
Lupinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lupinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Lupinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
=== Anagrams ===
Lupien, line up, line-up, lineup, pinule, unpile, up line, up-line, upline
== Latin ==
=== Noun ===
lupīne
vocative singular of lupīnus