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dog-fox

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A male fox.
  2. The arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus, and especially the blue fox subspecies.
  3. Any species of the genus Vulpes.

Equivalents

Suomiuroskettu

Examples

“Till sung his midnight hymn the owl, / Answer'd the dog-fox with his howl, / Then waked the King—at his request⟳, / Lord Ronald stretch'd himself to rest⟳.”
“Hear⟳ the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox / Gone to ground”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

dog-in-the-mangerism dog-laurel dog-milk dog-napper dog-paddle dog-stone

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