noun
- Plural of lobo; wolves, especially gray wolves native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Usage: Often used in southwestern U.S. and Mexican contexts; May refer specifically to the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
Examples
- The lobos were reintroduced to the Arizona wilderness in the 1990s.
- Ranchers in New Mexico have long feared attacks from lobos on their livestock.
- Conservation efforts have helped protect the endangered lobos population.
- The documentary followed a pack of lobos through the desert landscape.
- Indigenous peoples of the Southwest have stories about lobos in their oral traditions.