WHITE FOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white fox mean? 

• WHITE FOX (noun)
  The noun WHITE FOX has 1 sense:

1. thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter

  Familiarity information: WHITE FOX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHITE FOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alopex lagopus; Arctic fox; white fox

Hypernyms ("white fox" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "white fox"):

blue fox (a variety of Arctic fox having a pale grey winter coat)

Holonyms ("white fox" is a member of...):

Alopex; genus Alopex (arctic foxes)