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KIT FOX

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small grey fox of the plains of western North America

Synonyms:

kit fox; prairie fox; Vulpes velox

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("kit fox" is a kind of...):

fox (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)

Holonyms ("kit fox" is a member of...):

genus Vulpes; Vulpes (foxes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox

Synonyms:

kit fox; Vulpes macrotis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("kit fox" is a kind of...):

fox (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)

Holonyms ("kit fox" is a member of...):

genus Vulpes; Vulpes (foxes)

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