An animal of the genus Vulpes, having an elongated pointed muzzle and long bushy tail. Usually V. vulgaris.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > vulpes vulpes (fox) (50) foxc825 An animal of the genus Vulpes, having an elongated pointed muzzle and long bushy tail. Usually V. vulgaris. toda1200 The red fox, Vulpes vulpes. Reynardc1400 A proper name applied traditionally (chiefly in literature) to: a fox; also occasionally as a common noun. More fully Reynard the Fox. laurence?a1500 A name for the fox. Cf. lowrie, n. lowrie?a1500 A fox. Frequently as a proper name. Now chiefly in tod lowrie n. at tod, n.1 compounds 1b. tod lowrie?a1500 a fox (= sense 1); cf. lowrie, n. 1. fleck1567 A fox. pug1812 A name for a: fox. Cf. Reynard, n. 1 Obsolete. puggy1827 Chiefly English regional. A name for various animals, as a fox, ferret, squirrel, etc. Cf. pug, n.2 4. Charley1857 Applied as a proper name to the fox. red fox1875 (a) the common fox of Eurasia and North America, Vulpes vulpes, which typically has predominantly reddish fur; (also) the fur of this fox; (b) U.S.… alopecoid1880 A foxlike member of the family Canidae; a fox. redskin1905 A fox. rare. Subcategories:— with allusion to its artfulness and cunning (1) — male (1) — female (3) — young (2) — hunted (5) — track or trail (2) — lair (5) — miscellaneous parts of (6) — excrement of (4) — varieties of (8) |
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