NOUN | animal | Vulpes vulpes, red fox | the common Old World fox |
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Meaning | The common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species. | |
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Synonym | red fox | |
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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