kit-foxn.

Brit.

/ˈkɪtfɒks/, U.S.

/ˈkɪtˌfɑks/

Etymology: perhaps < kit n.³, in reference to its small size.

A small fox ( Vulpes velox), peculiar to North-western America, scarcely half the size of the common fox, of a prevailing yellowish grey colour, with a black-tipped tail; the American corsak or swift-fox. Cf. kit n.⁹

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kit-fox1806

kit1812

prairie fox1839

1806 M. Lewis Jrnl. 15 Feb. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1990) VI. 313 The common red fox, black fox or fisher, silver fox, large red fox of the plains, small fox of the plains or kit fox.

1829 J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana I. 98 It has long been known to the Hudson Bay fur-traders, its skins forming a portion of their annual exports, under the name of kit foxes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kit-fox
释义	kit-foxn. Brit. /ˈkɪtfɒks/, U.S. /ˈkɪtˌfɑks/ Etymology: perhaps < kit n.³, in reference to its small size. A small fox ( Vulpes velox), peculiar to North-western America, scarcely half the size of the common fox, of a prevailing yellowish grey colour, with a black-tipped tail; the American corsak or swift-fox. Cf. kit n.⁹ ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > vulpes velox kit-fox1806 kit1812 prairie fox1839 1806 M. Lewis Jrnl. 15 Feb. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1990) VI. 313 The common red fox, black fox or fisher, silver fox, large red fox of the plains, small fox of the plains or kit fox. 1829 J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana I. 98 It has long been known to the Hudson Bay fur-traders, its skins forming a portion of their annual exports, under the name of kit foxes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806
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