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vulpine

adj
/ˈvʌlpaɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vulpīnus (“foxy, fox-like”), from vulpēs, earlier volpēs (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl(o)p- (“fox”). Cognate with Welsh llywarn (“fox”), Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Armenian աղուէս (aġuēs), Albanian dhelpër, Lithuanian vilpišỹs (“wildcat”), Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśa, “jackal, fox”).

  1. derived from *wl(o)p-✻
  2. borrowed from vulpīnus — “foxy, fox-like”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a fox.

    • She dared not raise her eyes above the level of the tea-table, and she almost expected to see a spot of accusing vulpine blood drip down and stain the whiteness of the cloth.

  2. Having the characteristics of a fox

    Having the characteristics of a fox; foxlike; cunning.

  3. Any of certain canids called foxes (including true foxes, arctic foxes and grey foxes),…

    Any of certain canids called foxes (including true foxes, arctic foxes and grey foxes), distinguished from canines, which are regarded as similar to dogs and wolves.

    • The family Canidae^([sic]) consists of two main subgroups, the vulpines (foxes) and the canines (wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs), and some intermediate “fox-dog” forms from South America.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A person considered cunning.

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