foxes

Noun

fox (countable and uncountable, plural foxes or (nonstandard, dialectal) foxen)

1. Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
   • A group of foxes is called a skulk.2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC
2. The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.
   • The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3. Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon.
4. (uncountable) The fur of a fox.
5. A fox terrier.
6. (Australia) A flying fox.
   • Their screeches heralded excited talk from the hurrying troops, for flying fox is a delicacy. The densely-foliaged trees hedged a sombre pool, deep and quiet. As the slain foxes dropped into the water the snouts of river crocodiles popped up and devoured them.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 154

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