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Meaning of maned fox | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of maned wolf.

Examples

“The maned fox of Paraguay, which is reddish foxy in color, with legs nearly black, and a patch of white on the lower jaw, and when full grown is five feet long and nearly three feet high[…]”
“Wild animals are numerous and include the jaguar or tigre, puma or leon, many wild-cats, the aguara-guazu or maned fox, which is reddish with a black stripe along the back; gray and red foxes, many weasels,”
“The large maned fox, “lobo do matto,” “zorro de crin,” “aguará-guazú” (Chrysocyon brachyurus, syn. C. jubatus, pl. 42) is a huge fox (weight, 20 to 30 kg. or 44 to 66 lbs.) with large ears and extremely long legs (height at shoulder, to 90 cm., or 36 inches), and short body and tail. It lives in the bush and forest patches of the plains of southern Guiana-Brazilia (Bolivia and central Brazil to Paraguay and Uruguay), and is a striking animal in form and behavior.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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