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vulpid

vulpid noun: any member of the true fox genus (Vulpes).

Noun

vulpid (plural vulpids)

  1. Any member of the true fox genus (Vulpes).
    • According to Hottentot legend, the cape fox feeds on ostrich eggs by rolling them over rocks until they break open. Little is known about reproductive behavior and life span of this small vulpid.1972, Bernhard Grzimek, Grzimek's Animal life encyclopedia, page 253
    • The three vulpids under discussion here are the Pale Fox (Vulpes pallidus; the Sand Fox (V. rueppelli); and the Cape Fox (V. chama).1979, Maxwell Riddle, The wild dogs in life and legend, page 151

Forms of vulpid

pluralvulpids

Origin of vulpid

From Latin vulp- + -id.

Questions about vulpid

What does vulpid mean?
Vulpid means any member of the true fox genus (Vulpes).
What part of speech is vulpid?
Vulpid is a noun.
What is the plural of vulpid?
The plural of vulpid is vulpids.

Words near vulpid in the dictionary

  1. vulpicidal
  2. vulpicide
  3. vulpicides
  4. vulpicidism
  5. vulpicidisms
  6. vulpid
  7. vulpids
  8. vulpiform
  9. vulpinary
  10. vulpine
  11. vulpinely

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