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单词 kit-fox
释义 kit-fox
[perh. from kit n.3, in reference to its small size.]
A small fox (Vulpes velox), peculiar to North-western America, scarcely half the size of the common fox, of a prevailing yellowish grey colour, with a black-tipped tail; the American corsak or swift-fox. Also, by ellipsis, kitt.
1812J. Cutler Topogr. Descr. Ohio 139 The Christenoes..traffic in beaver, otter, lynx,..small fox or kitts, dressed elk, and moose deer skins.1815Lewis & Clarke Trav. xxiv. III. 29 The kit-fox or small red fox of the plains.1829Richardson Fauna Bor. Amer. I. 98 It has long been known to the Hudson Bay fur-traders, its skins forming a portion of their annual exports, under the name of kit foxes.
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