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GENUS ALOPEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Alopex mean?
• GENUS ALOPEX (noun)
The noun GENUS ALOPEX has 1 sense:
1. arctic foxes
Familiarity information: GENUS ALOPEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arctic foxes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Alopex; genus Alopex
Hypernyms ("genus Alopex" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Alopex"):
Alopex lagopus; Arctic fox; white fox (thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter)
Holonyms ("genus Alopex" is a member of...):
Canidae; family Canidae (dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes)
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"The grass is always greener on the other side." (Danish proverb)