red fox

A fox (Vulpes vulpes) found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, characteristically having reddish fur.

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red fox

(Animals) the common fox, Vulpes vulpes, which has a reddish-brown coat: family Canidae, order Carnivora (carnivores)

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red′ fox′

any of several foxes of the genus Vulpes, usu. having reddish fur.

[1630–40, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	red fox - weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers Celosia argentea Celosia, genus Celosia - annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	2.	red fox - New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox Vulpes fulva fox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs genus Vulpes, Vulpes - foxes
	3.	red fox - the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species Vulpes vulpes fox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs genus Vulpes, Vulpes - foxes black fox - red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black silver fox - red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white

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The huntsman standing in the hollow moved and loosed his borzois, and Nicholas saw a queer, short-legged red fox with a fine brush going hard across the field.

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Some time after the publication of Kidnapped we stopped for a short while in the Appin country, where we were surprised and interested to discover that the feeling concerning the murder of Glenure (the "Red Fox," also called "Colin Roy") was almost as keen as though the tragedy had taken place the day before.

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The new- born lamb was in his arms and the little red fox trotted by his side.

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Confronting them, a dozen paces away, was a half-grown red fox. For half a minute, with beady eyes, the wild thing studied them, with twitching sensitive nose reading the messages of the air.

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There was a sudden scamper of clawed feet before them, and a red fox dashed by in a frenzy of alarm toward the freedom of the outer night.

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The juvenile red fox was brought to Cuan Wildlife Rescue near Much Wenlock on Saturday with painful, dry skin after being found by two women near Walsall.

Poorly fox is caught in trap; RESCUE

The owner of the award-winning The Red Fox announced the closure on social media.

Doors closed at popular Red Fox

A young red fox living in Monet's garden in Giverny, France, admires the collage of colors in the landscape that surrounds him.

A Colorful Tail: Finding Monet at Giverny

* increase in number or change in behaviour of smaller predators--mesopredator release, with adverse impacts on small fauna, for example, Red Fox without Dingo (Letnic et al.

Ecological role of large mammalian predators in south-east Australia

Carnivore species that are widely distributed globally include golden or Asiatic jackal Canis aureus and the red fox Vulpes vulpes.

Diet composition and niche overlap of two sympatric carnivores: Asiatic jackal Canis aureus and Kashmir hill fox Vulpes vulpes griffithii, inhabiting Pir Lasura National Park, northeastern Himalayan region, Pakistan

by ONAThe Sultanate is home to 99 different types of mammals including the Arabian Oryx , Arabian Tiger, red fox, deer and rabbits.

Oman's unique flora and fauna praised by United Nations Environment Programme

Shoppers complained to the supermarket giant on Tuesday evening after spotting the 'red fox hunter jacket' for children aged 7 and older on its website.

Tesco forced to remove fox-hunting costume from sale as hunt saboteurs complain; "This is just disgusting! Every little hurts."