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A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes family Canidaelig of many species The European fox V vulgaris or V vulpes the American red fox V fulvus the American gray fox V Virginianus and the arctic white or blue fox V lagopus are well known species...
Brant fox
A kind of fox found in Sweden Vulpes alopex smaller than the common fox Vulpes vulgaris but probably a variety of it...
Dog fox
A male fox See the Note under Dog n 6...
Flying fox
a fruit bat of the genus Pteropus which has a head resembling that of a fox...
Kid fox
A young fox...
Fox's Act
Fox's Act, 32 Geo. 3, c. 60 [the (English) Libel Act, 1792], which secured to juries, upon indictments for libel, the right of pronouncing a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter in issue, and no longer bound them to find a verdict of guilty on proof of the publication of the paper charged to be a libel, and of the sense ascribed to it in the indictment. See LIBEL. Consult Odgers on Libel....
Isabella grape
A favorite sweet American grape of a purple color See Fox grape under Fox...
Foxfish
The fox shark called also sea fox See Thrasher shark under Shark...
Renardine
Of or pertaining to Renard the fox or the tales in which Renard is mentioned...
Rutterkin
An old crafty fox or beguiler a word of contempt...
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