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VULPES VELOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Vulpes velox mean?
• VULPES VELOX (noun)
The noun VULPES VELOX has 1 sense:
1. small grey fox of the plains of western North America
Familiarity information: VULPES VELOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small grey fox of the plains of western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
kit fox; prairie fox; Vulpes velox
Hypernyms ("Vulpes velox" is a kind of...):
fox (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)
Holonyms ("Vulpes velox" is a member of...):
genus Vulpes; Vulpes (foxes)
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