red fox
a fox, Vulpes vulpes, usually having orangish-red to reddish-brown fur.
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It’s a place where alligators bask on cypress banks, bobcats and red foxes prowl the woods, and river otters dive for fish.
Tamed red foxes are incredibly destructive to property, often have a strong musk odor, and can be dangerous to strangers or other pets.
The giant canids that once roamed Pleistocene-era North America probably looked more like giant red foxes than mega-sized Malamutes, said Angela Perri, an archaeologist at Durham University.
Dire wolves are actually ice age mega-foxes | Sara Kiley Watson | January 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe left side of the red fox's face twitched into the faintest shadow of a snarl, but, shaking his head, he kept still.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.Their statements bothered him—especially the red fox's evil hints and insinuations about Hale's purposes one day at the mill.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.
Dave was constantly in and out, and several times June had seen the red fox hanging around.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.A few nights later the red fox slouched up to the cabin with some herbs for the step-mother.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.That claim made, the red fox's lawyer picked up the big rifle and the shell.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for red fox
the common fox, Vulpes vulpes, which has a reddish-brown coat: family Canidae, order Carnivora (carnivores)
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