she-wolves

Matriarchs of packs

She-wolves is the plural of she-wolf, a female wolf.

The term appears in mythology and literature—Rome's founders Romulus and Remus were supposedly nursed by a she-wolf.

Figuratively, a she-wolf is a fierce, predatory, or sexually aggressive woman: The tabloids called her a she-wolf of Wall Street.

mythological

Romulus

Mythical founder of Rome

Fenrir · Morrigan · founding · Rome · suckling · legend · folklore · shapeshifter · transformation · curse

pack

alpha

First Greek letter

  • betaGreek alphabet's second letter
  • omegaTwenty-fourth Greek letter
  • hierarchyRanked authority structure

territory · den · howl · prey · hunting · canine · social · bonding · cooperation · pack

female

alpha

First Greek letter

dominant · breeding · lactating · motherhood · progeny · offspring · rearing · gestation · pups · denning

figurative

fierce

Violently intense or aggressive

amazon · defender · tigress · matriarch · fearless · tenacious · powerful · unyielding · commanding · assertive

feral

untamed

Not domesticated

ferocity · primal · aggressive · stalking · territorial · carnivorous · vicious · snarling · fangs · cunning

Opposites
biological sex

she-wolvesalpha males

Dominant group members

wolf dogs

DOMINANCE/AGGRESSION (figurative)

she-wolvesshrinking violets

Excessively shy individuals

wallflowers · lambs · doormats · pushovers · doves

predator/prey nature

she-wolvesewes

Adult female ovines

lambs · does · hens · rabbits · fawns

Family

she-wolf, wolf, wolves, wolfish, wolfishly, wolflike, she

Familiarity
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