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brant-fox

brant-fox noun: a fox, probably a common red fox (Vulpes vulpes).

Noun

brant-fox (plural brant-foxes)

  1. (dated) A fox, probably a common red fox (Vulpes vulpes).

Forms of brant-fox

pluralbrant-foxes

Origin of brant-fox

For brand-fox; compare German Brandfuchs. So called from its yellowish-brown and somewhat black colour. See brand.

Questions about brant-fox

What does brant-fox mean?
Brant-fox means a fox, probably a common red fox (Vulpes vulpes).
What part of speech is brant-fox?
Brant-fox is a noun.
What is the plural of brant-fox?
The plural of brant-fox is brant-foxes.

Words near brant-fox in the dictionary

  1. Brant Broughton
  2. Brant Broughton and Stragglethorpe
  3. brant geese
  4. brant goose
  5. Brant Rock
  6. brant-fox
  7. brant-foxes
  8. Brantford
  9. Brantham
  10. Branthwaite
  11. Branthwaites

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