VULPES VULPES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Vulpes vulpes mean? 

• VULPES VULPES (noun)
  The noun VULPES VULPES has 1 sense:

1. the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species

  Familiarity information: VULPES VULPES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VULPES VULPES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

red fox; Vulpes vulpes

Hypernyms ("Vulpes vulpes" is a kind of...):

fox (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Vulpes vulpes"):

black fox (red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black)

silver fox (red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white)

Holonyms ("Vulpes vulpes" is a member of...):

genus Vulpes; Vulpes (foxes)