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Vulpine

Noun CEFR B1
ˈvʌlpaɪn

Definitions

  1. Any of certain canids called foxes (including true foxes, arctic foxes and grey foxes), distinguished from canines, which are regarded as similar to dogs and wolves.
  2. A person considered cunning.

Equivalents

Françaisvulpinvulpine
DeutschFuchs-
Portuguêsvulpino
14 more languages
العربيةثعلبي
Bosanskilisci
Češtinališčí
Ελληνικάαλεπουδίσιος
Esperantovulpa
Hrvatskilisci
日本語キツネの
한국어여우의
Latinavulpinus
Polskilisi
Српскиlisci
Українськалисичий

Examples

The family Canidae^([sic]) consists of two main subgroups, the vulpines (foxes) and the canines (wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs), and some intermediate “fox-dog” forms from South America.”

CEFR level

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