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crab-eating fox

crab-eating fox noun: a medium-sized canid of species Cerdocyon thous, endemic to central South America.

crab-eating fox: a medium-sized canid of species Cerdocyon thous, endemic to central South America
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Noun

crab-eating fox (plural crab-eating foxes)

  1. A medium-sized canid of species Cerdocyon thous, endemic to central South America.
    Synonyms:
    maikong, forest fox, wood fox, crab-eating wolf, common fox

Synonyms of crab-eating fox

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Forms of crab-eating fox

pluralcrab-eating foxes

Questions about crab-eating fox

What does crab-eating fox mean?
Crab-eating fox means a medium-sized canid of species Cerdocyon thous, endemic to central South America.
What part of speech is crab-eating fox?
Crab-eating fox is a noun.
What is the plural of crab-eating fox?
The plural of crab-eating fox is crab-eating foxes.

Words near crab-eating fox in the dictionary

  1. crab-apples
  2. crab-core
  3. crab-eater
  4. crab-eater seal
  5. crab-eaters
  6. crab-eating fox
  7. crab-eating foxes
  8. crab-eating frog
  9. crab-eating frogs
  10. crab-eating macaque
  11. crab-eating macaques

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