| 单词 | samson fox |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSamson fox Samson fox n. a fox, esp. a red fox ( Vulpes vulpes), having fur in which the long guard hairs are lacking and the undercoat has a tightly curled, woolly texture, caused by a recessive mutation. [With reference to the biblical story recounted in Judges 15 in which Samson ties burning torches to the tails of foxes and releases them in the grain fields of the Philistines to destroy the crops.] 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 1842 Z. Thompson Hist. Vermont i. 36/1 There is another variety in Vermont, which is not uncommon, called the Sampson Fox. The fur is coarse resembling wool and of little value. 1948 A. L. Rand Mammals E. Rockies 105 The Samson fox is a freak, in which the guard hairs are lacking. 2009 Outdoor Times (Pennsylvania) Feb. 18/2 An opossum is a grinner, while a red fox might be called a Reynard, Sampson fox, or a burnt fox. < as lemmas |
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