Alopex

noun

Alo·​pex

əˈlōˌpeks,

ˈaləˌp-

: a genus (family Canidae) comprising the arctic foxes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek alōpēx fox

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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