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Webster 1913 Edition


Dog-fox

Dog′-foxˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
A male fox. See the Note under
Dog
,
Noun.
, 6.
Sir W. Scott.
(b)
The Arctic or blue fox; – a name also applied to species of the genus
Cynalopex
.

Definition 2024


dog-fox

dog-fox

English

Noun

dog-fox (plural dog-foxes)

  1. A male fox.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
  2. The arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus, and especially the blue fox subspecies.
  3. Any species of the genus Vulpes.