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Chiloe fox

Chiloe fox noun: synonym of Darwin's fox.

chiloe fox: synonym of Darwin's fox
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Noun

Chiloe fox (plural Chiloe foxes)

  1. Synonym of Darwin's fox.
    • According to this view animals on separate islands ought to become different if kept long enough apart with slightly differing circumstances. Now [e.g.,] Galapagos Tortoises, Mocking birds, Falkland Fox, Chiloe fox, English and Irish Hare.1837, Charles Darwin, Transmutation of Species: Notebook B
    Synonyms:
    Darwin's fox

Synonyms of Chiloe fox

Forms of Chiloe fox

pluralChiloe foxes

Origin of Chiloe fox

After Chiloé, the Chilean island to which the foxes are endemic. The name used by Charles Darwin.

Questions about Chiloe fox

What does Chiloe fox mean?
Chiloe fox means synonym of Darwin's fox.
What part of speech is Chiloe fox?
Chiloe fox is a noun.
What is the plural of Chiloe fox?
The plural of Chiloe fox is Chiloe foxes.

Words near Chiloe fox in the dictionary

  1. Chilminar
  2. chilmole
  3. chilmoles
  4. chilodontid
  5. chilodontids
  6. Chiloe fox
  7. Chiloe foxes
  8. chilognath
  9. chilognathan
  10. chilognathans
  11. chilognathous

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