kitsune

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They are a type of yokai, or spiritual entity, and the word kitsune is often translated as fox spirit.

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  • Morio, a youkai-kitsune from Japan—a fox demon-slash-nature spirit—was Camille's other lover. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 2] - Changeling
  • There was a shimmer of light that passed from his lips to the youkai-kitsune's skin. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 2] - Changeling
  • "Yokai-kitsune. Fox demon would be a close translation." —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 1] - Witchling
  • "You're going to leave me alone with wolf boy again Fox, you imbecile—I'm a yokai-kitsune, not some lycanthrope!" —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 1] - Witchling
  • A large, hairy creature turned his attention away from the yokai-kitsune to hunker down over Trillian, who lay on the floor, still as death. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 1] - Witchling
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