Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae — the foxes.

Etymologies

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Latin vulpes ("fox")

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Examples

  • A fox is called Vulpes, and hath that name as it were wallowing feet aside, and goeth never forthright, but always aslant and with fraud.

    Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Robert Steele 1902

  • But that was the red fox, Vulpes Twickenhamis, who slipped out of the grandstand and on to the pitch during the pre-match ceremonies.

    England hang on to their grand design with sloppy win over Scotland 2011

  • I do love reading about the ongoing blog debate, criticism versus yammering, it all reminds me of the old skill-mix nettle that has had to be grasped in the NHS, and I had agreed to write something for a piece over at the excellent Vulpes Libris blog, except that work got in the way and I was too late with my thoughts.

    47 entries from February 2008 2008

  • Mammal species include grey wolf Canis lupus (V), red fox Vulpes vulpes, otter Lutra lutra, Eurasian badger Meles meles, beech martin Martes foina and brown hare Lepus europeus.

    Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappodocia, Turkey 2008

  • I do love reading about the ongoing blog debate, criticism versus yammering, it all reminds me of the old skill-mix nettle that has had to be grasped in the NHS, and I had agreed to write something for a piece over at the excellent Vulpes Libris blog, except that work got in the way and I was too late with my thoughts.

    The blog debate 2008

  • Now these book blogs - in Britain, for example, a highly responsible site like Vulpes Libris - could take over and hand the power back to - time honoured term - the Common Reader.

    Good Morning, UK (Or, Haven't We Been Here Before?) 2008

  • They include Asiatic or golden jackal Canis aureus, fennec fox Fennecus zerda (K), Rüppells sand fox Vulpes rüppelli (K), caracal Felis caracal and sand cat Felis margarita (K).

    Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger 2008

  • Now these book blogs - in Britain, for example, a highly responsible site like Vulpes Libris - could take over and hand the power back to - time honoured term - the Common Reader.

    May 2008 2008

  • I do love reading about the ongoing blog debate, criticism versus yammering, it all reminds me of the old skill-mix nettle that has had to be grasped in the NHS, and I had agreed to write something for a piece over at the excellent Vulpes Libris blog, except that work got in the way and I was too late with my thoughts.

    The blog debate 2008

  • Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a mammal of the order Carnivora.

    Howard Wolfson Goes To War With MSNBC, Hammers Chris Matthews And Keith Olbermann 2009

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