| 单词 | blue fox |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue fox blue fox n. an Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus, with slate-blue fur; esp. a colour morph that retains the colour throughout the year and is valued for its fur; (also) the fur of this animal. 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 1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. I. 486 In the country that lies near the Frozen Ocean [in Siberia] are also found blue and white foxes. 1884 Daily News 27 Oct. 2/1 Costly fur, such as sable, blue fox, otter, or beaver. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo v. 93 An adult female cat took up quarters with a pair of blue foxes, and hid in a burrow with them. 1965 Ebony May 166 (caption) Here she wears a Cassini cocktail dress..complimented by chic Norwegian blue fox shrug. 1996 Up Here (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Nov. 43/1 In some coastal areas, especially in Greenland and Iceland, 50 percent or more of the foxes have blue-black fur year round and are called blue foxes. < as lemmas |
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