| NOUN | plant | red fox, Celosia argentea | weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers |
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| animal | red fox, Vulpes fulva | New World fox | |
| animal | red fox, Vulpes vulpes | the common Old World fox |
| Meaning | weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers. | |
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| Synonym | Celosia argentea | |
| Member of | Celosia, genus Celosia | annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Meaning | New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox. | |
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| Synonym | Vulpes fulva | |
| Member of | Vulpes, genus Vulpes | foxes |
| Broader | fox | Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail |
| Meaning | The common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species. | |
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| Synonym | Vulpes vulpes | |
| Member of | Vulpes, genus Vulpes | foxes |
| Narrower | black fox | red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black |
| silver fox | red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white | |
| Broader | fox | Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail |
| Spanish | zorra plateada, zorro | |
| Catalan | guineu vermella, Vulpes vulpes | |
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