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maned fox

maned fox noun: synonym of maned wolf.

maned fox: synonym of maned wolf
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Noun

maned fox (plural maned foxes)

  1. Synonym of maned wolf.
    • The maned fox of Paraguay, which is reddish foxy in color, with legs nearly black, and a patch of white on the lower jaw, and when full grown is five feet long and nearly three feet high[…]1878 November 9, Chicago Field, November 9, 1878
    • Wild animals are numerous and include the jaguar or tigre, puma or leon, many wild-cats, the aguara-guazu or maned fox, which is reddish with a black stripe along the back; gray and red foxes, many weasels,1909, Chase S. Osborn, The Andean Land (South America)
    Synonyms:
    maned wolf

Synonyms of maned fox

Forms of maned fox

pluralmaned foxes

Origin of maned fox

Ostensibly, for its resemblance to a red fox.

Questions about maned fox

What does maned fox mean?
Maned fox means synonym of maned wolf.
What part of speech is maned fox?
Maned fox is a noun.
What is the plural of maned fox?
The plural of maned fox is maned foxes.

Words near maned fox in the dictionary

  1. maneaters
  2. maneating
  3. maneb
  4. manebs
  5. maned
  6. maned fox
  7. maned foxes
  8. maned rat
  9. maned rats
  10. maned wolf
  11. maned wolves

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