genus Vulpes

Thesaurus

Noun

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genus Vulpes - foxes Vulpesmammal genus - a genus of mammalsCanidae, family Canidae - dogs; wolves; jackals; foxesVulpes vulpes, red fox - the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar speciesVulpes fulva, red fox - New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World foxprairie fox, Vulpes velox, kit fox - small grey fox of the plains of western North Americakit fox, Vulpes macrotis - small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox