arctic fox

/ˈɑːktɪk fɒks/

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British/ˈɑːktɪk fɔks/

arctic fox noun: vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.

Noun (1)

arctic fox (plural arctic foxes)

Vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.
- Its ʽcore faunaʼ consisted of the woolly mammoth, woolly rhino, saiga, muskox and the arctic fox. All except the woolly rhino evolved in the northern Arctic, and all had been evolving for several million years before their modern forms appeared.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 205
Synonyms:

polar fox, snow fox, white fox

Arctic fox (countable and uncountable, plural Arctic foxes)

What does arctic fox mean?: Arctic fox means vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.
What is arctic fox in Malay?: Arctic fox in Malay is rubah artik. See Arctic fox meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is arctic fox?: Arctic fox is a noun.
How do you pronounce arctic fox?: Arctic fox is pronounced /ˈɑːktɪk fɒks/ (UK).
What is the plural of arctic fox?: The plural of arctic fox is arctic foxes.

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