单词 | arctic fox |
释义 | > as lemmasArctic fox Arctic fox n. a small fox, Vulpes lagopus, common in the Arctic tundra, having thick fur that turns white in winter. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Alopex (arctic fox) white fox1589 blue fox1762 Arctic fox1771 isatis1774 stone-fox1832 corsac1838 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds Pl. XVII (caption) Arctic fox. 1840 C. H. Smith Nat. Hist. Dogs (Naturalist's Libr.: Mammalia X) II. 237 The Arctic fox is smaller than the common, measuring only one foot eleven inches. 1910 Encycl. Brit. V. 371/2 The Arctic fox..of which there is a blue and a white phase, has the tail very full and bushy. 2001 J. Waterman Arctic Crossing ii. 123 Arctic foxes cock their heads from nearby eskers. < as lemmas |
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