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RED FOX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
Synonyms:
red fox; Vulpes vulpes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("red 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "red fox"):
black fox (red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black)
silver fox (red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white)
Holonyms ("red fox" is a member of...):
genus Vulpes; Vulpes (foxes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox
Synonyms:
red fox; Vulpes fulva
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("red 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 ("red fox" is a member of...):
genus Vulpes; Vulpes (foxes)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers
Synonyms:
Celosia argentea; red fox
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("red fox" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("red fox" is a member of...):
Celosia; genus Celosia (annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa)
