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VULPES VULPES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species

Synonyms:

red fox; Vulpes vulpes

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Vulpes vulpes" 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 "Vulpes vulpes"):

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 ("Vulpes vulpes" is a member of...):

genus Vulpes; Vulpes (foxes)

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