kit fox
n.
A small fox (Vulpes macrotis) of western US and Mexican grasslands and deserts, having large ears and gray to buff or sometimes reddish fur with black at the tip of the tail.
[Probably from kit, in reference to its small size.]
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kit fox
n
(Animals) another name for swift fox
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| Noun | 1. |  kit fox - small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes veloxfox - 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 |
| 2. |  kit fox - small grey fox of the plains of western North Americafox - 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 |
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