alopecoid
/ˌalə(ʊ)ˈpiːkɔɪd/Zoology. Now rare and chiefly historical
adjective
Of or relating to a division of the dog family Canidae that comprises the foxlike forms; resembling a fox; vulpine. Contrasted with thooid.
noun
A foxlike member of the family Canidae; a fox.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ fox + -oid.
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