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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Foxiness :: Foxiness (n.) A coarse and sour taste in grapes.
Water Fox :: Water fox () The carp; -- so called on account of its cunning.
Fox :: Fox (n.) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
Foxy :: Foxy (a.) Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown color; -- applied sometimes to paintings when they have too much of this color.
Tahaleb :: Tahaleb (n.) A fox (Vulpes Niloticus) of Northern Africa.
Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The tail or brush of a fox.
Kidfox :: Kidfox () A young fox.
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..
Colfox :: Colfox (n.) A crafty fox.
Aard-wolf :: Aard-wolf (n.) A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles..
Scrophulariaceous :: Scrophulariaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (Scrophulariaceae, or Scrophularineae), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia..
Foxhound :: Foxhound (n.) One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.
Vixen :: Vixen (n.) A female fox.
Foxy :: Foxy (a.) Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily.
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.;
Foxes :: Foxes (pl. ) of Fo.
Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
Say :: Say (v. t.) To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles..
Fennec :: Fennec (n.) A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears..
Foxearth :: Foxearth (n.) A hole in the earth to which a fox resorts to hide himself.
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