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Arctic fox

–noun
a thickly furred, short-eared fox, Alopex lagopus, of the arctic regions, brownish gray in summer and white in winter.
Also, arctic fox.
Also called white fox.


Origin:
1765–75
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arctic fox also Arctic fox  
n.  A fox (Alopex lagopus) of Arctic regions, having fur that is white or light gray in winter and brown or blue-gray in summer.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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