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Meaning of Vulpine | Babel Free

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

العربية ثعلبي
Bosanski lisci
Čeština liščí
Deutsch Fuchs-
Ελληνικά αλεπουδίσιος
Esperanto vulpa
Français vulpin vulpine
Hrvatski lisci
日本語 キツネの
한국어 여우의
Latina vulpinus
Nederlands vosachtig vossen-
Polski lisi
Português vulpino
Русский ли́сий лиси́ный лиси́чий
Српски lisci
Українська лисичий

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

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

Vulpinely vulpinic acid vulpinism vulpinist vulpinite vulsella

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