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red fox
noun
: a usually orange-red to reddish-brown Holarctic fox (Vulpes vulpes) that has a white-tipped tail compare silver fox sense 1
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Instead, the needles were created from the bones of red foxes, bobcats, mountain lions, lynx, the now-extinct American cheetah, and hares or rabbits, the study found.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Remains of fauna including red fox, rabbits, and cats indicate that humans were likely running trap lines to catch the smaller animals.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
There was Piper, a disarmingly friendly young red fox who was taken in as an orphaned kit, and Valentine, a 26-year-old bald eagle who was rescued from Alaska after DDT poisoning left her mostly blind and with brittle bones.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
There are two fluffy Canadian red fox tails attached to the frame.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Remains of fauna including red fox, rabbits, and cats indicate that humans were likely running trap lines to catch the smaller animals.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
There was Piper, a disarmingly friendly young red fox who was taken in as an orphaned kit, and Valentine, a 26-year-old bald eagle who was rescued from Alaska after DDT poisoning left her mostly blind and with brittle bones.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
There are two fluffy Canadian red fox tails attached to the frame.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Red fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20fox. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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