Definition of fox

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Fox (n.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulvus), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are well-known species..

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Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
Fox :: Fox (n.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulvus), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are well-known species..
Tahaleb :: Tahaleb (n.) A fox (Vulpes Niloticus) of Northern Africa.
Lemur :: Lemur (n.) One of a family (Lemuridae) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo..
Dog-fox :: Dog-fox (n.) A male fox. See the Note under Dog, n., 6..
Bush :: Bush (n.) The tail, or brush, of a fox..
Outagamies :: Outagamies (n. pl.) See lst Fox, 7..
F :: F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.;
Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria..
Fox :: Fox (n.) A sly, cunning fellow..
Skulk :: Skulk (n.) A number of foxes together.
Bitch :: Bitch (n.) The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox..
Foxfish :: Foxfish (n.) The fox shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark..
Aim :: Aim (v. i.) To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target..
Renardine :: Renardine (a.) Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is mentioned..
Tod :: Tod (n.) A fox; -- probably so named from its bushy tail.
Foxes :: Foxes (n. pl.) See Fox, n., 7..
Foxearth :: Foxearth (n.) A hole in the earth to which a fox resorts to hide himself.
Sacs :: Sacs (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians, which, together with the Foxes, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin..
Start :: Start (v. t.) To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox..
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