alopecoidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌalə(ʊ)ˈpiːkɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˌæləˈpiˌkɔɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀλώπηξ , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ fox (see alopecia n.) + -oid suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek ἀλωπεκοειδής foxlike.

Zoology. Now rare and chiefly historical.

A. adj.

Of or relating to a division of the dog family Canidae that comprises the foxlike forms; resembling a fox; vulpine. Contrasted with thooid adj..

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox

foxishc1400

vulpine1854

alopecoid1880

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox > like a fox

foxishc1400

vulpine1628

puggish1826

fox-like1868

alopecoid1880

1880 T. H. Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. 6 Apr. 266 Thus C[anis] caama, C. bengalensis, C. corsac, and C. velox appear to be mere local varieties of a small Alopecoid form.

1903 H. Johnston Brit. Mammals vi. 120 The dogs of the genus Canis might be divided into these groups: the Fox, or Alopecoid division; the Wolf, or Lupine section, [etc.].

2002 Mammalian Species No. 713. 712/1 Alopex lagopus probably descended from the Middle Pleistocene alopecoid fox.

B. n.

A foxlike member of the family Canidae; a fox.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > vulpes vulpes (fox)

foxc825

toda1200

Reynardc1400

laurence?a1500

lowrie?a1500

tod lowrie?a1500

fleck1567

pug1812

puggy1827

Charley1857

red fox1875

alopecoid1880

redskin1905

1880 T. H. Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. 6 Apr. 278 Thooids and Alopecoids, similar to those which exist at present, inhabited Europe during the Quaternary epoch.

1936 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 28 84 Pseudocynodictis agrees with the alopecoids, or foxes.

1986 J. D. Henry Red Fox 147 Huxley..divided the family into two groups: the alopecoids, which included all the true foxes, and the thooids, which included Canis, Dusicyon..and Lycaon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alopecoid
释义	alopecoidadj.n. Brit. /ˌalə(ʊ)ˈpiːkɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌæləˈpiˌkɔɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀλώπηξ , -oid suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ fox (see alopecia n.) + -oid suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek ἀλωπεκοειδής foxlike. Zoology. Now rare and chiefly historical. A. adj. Of or relating to a division of the dog family Canidae that comprises the foxlike forms; resembling a fox; vulpine. Contrasted with thooid adj.. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox foxishc1400 vulpine1854 alopecoid1880 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox > like a fox foxishc1400 vulpine1628 puggish1826 fox-like1868 alopecoid1880 1880 T. H. Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. 6 Apr. 266 Thus C[anis] caama, C. bengalensis, C. corsac, and C. velox appear to be mere local varieties of a small Alopecoid form. 1903 H. Johnston Brit. Mammals vi. 120 The dogs of the genus Canis might be divided into these groups: the Fox, or Alopecoid division; the Wolf, or Lupine section, [etc.]. 2002 Mammalian Species No. 713. 712/1 Alopex lagopus probably descended from the Middle Pleistocene alopecoid fox. B. n. A foxlike member of the family Canidae; a fox. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > vulpes vulpes (fox) foxc825 toda1200 Reynardc1400 laurence?a1500 lowrie?a1500 tod lowrie?a1500 fleck1567 pug1812 puggy1827 Charley1857 red fox1875 alopecoid1880 redskin1905 1880 T. H. Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. 6 Apr. 278 Thooids and Alopecoids, similar to those which exist at present, inhabited Europe during the Quaternary epoch. 1936 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 28 84 Pseudocynodictis agrees with the alopecoids, or foxes. 1986 J. D. Henry Red Fox 147 Huxley..divided the family into two groups: the alopecoids, which included all the true foxes, and the thooids, which included Canis, Dusicyon..and Lycaon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1880
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