| 单词 | red fox |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred fox red fox n. [attested earlier as a surname: Alexander Redfox (1306)] (a) the common fox of Eurasia and North America, Vulpes vulpes, which typically has predominantly reddish fur; (also) the fur of this fox; (b) U.S. either of two other foxes, the grey fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus (rare) and †the kit fox, V. macrotis (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > vulpes fulva (red fox) black fox1586 red fox1706 silvery fox1781 patch fox1836 Samson fox1842 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > vulpes vulpes (fox) foxc825 toda1200 Reynardc1400 laurence?a1500 lowrie?a1500 tod lowrie?a1500 fleck1567 pug1812 puggy1827 Charley1857 red fox1875 alopecoid1880 redskin1905 1637 T. Morton New Eng. Canaan ii. v. 79 The Foxes are of two coloures: the one redd, the other gray.] 1706 A. Beale Albany Fort Jrnl. 1 Mar. in G. Williams Hudson's Bay Misc. (1975) 38 (modernized text) I had a red fox brought home from one of the gun traps. 1815 M. Lewis & W. Clark Trav. Missouri III. xxiv. 29 The kit-fox or small red fox of the plains. 1875 Cope in Smithson. Coll. XIII. i. iii. 62 Our red fox (Vulpes fulvus) is nearly related to the European fox (V. vulgaris). 1917 Mammals Amer. 72/2 The Red Fox mates in February or early in March. 1937 J. Grinnell Fur-bearing Mammals Calif. 437 The gray fox is sometimes called ‘red fox’ by the uninitiated, because of the reddish color on its under parts. 1974 Harpers & Queen Sept. 37/3 (caption) Red Fox Jacket £450. 2004 Backwoods Home Mag. Jan. 56/2 The most common, by far, is the red fox with his bright red-orange coat with black socks and ear tips. < as lemmas |
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