Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of foxes, giving name to the Vulpinæ, whose type species is the common red fox, Canis vulpes of earlier naturalists, now Vulpes vulgaris or V. fulvus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of Carnivora including the foxes.
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- noun foxes
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Examples
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Obama can be classified as a vulpes cinereoargenteus, the tree fox of contemporary American life.
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Obama can be classified as a vulpes cinereoargenteus, the tree fox of contemporary American life.
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Obama can be classified as a vulpes cinereoargenteus, the tree fox of contemporary American life.
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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
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Also present are Japanese hare Lepus brachyurus angustidens, Japanese squirrel Sciurus lis, small Japanese flying squirrel Pteromys momonga, Japanese giant flying squirrel Petaurista leucogenys, Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus (EN), raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides, Japanese fox Vulpes vulpes japonica, Japanese marten Martes melampus, ermine Mustela ermina, Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica and Eurasian badger Mele meles.
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Resident but rarely seen are pine marten Martes americana, fisher marten M. pennati, wolverine Gulo luscus, mountain lion Felis concolor and Sierra red fox Vulpes vulpes necatoc.
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For example the displacement of Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) by red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and many arctic plant species that are shade intolerant.
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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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To illustrate the complexity of determining whether overall changes are positive or negative and how this depends on context and perception, this article uses the example of late freeze-up and its impacts on people, spotted seals (Phoca largha), caribou, and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).
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Interspecific competition and the geographical distribution of red and arctic foxes '' Vulpes vulpes '' and '' Alopex lagopus ''.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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