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ALOPEX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Arctic foxes

Synonyms:

Alopex; genus Alopex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Alopex" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Alopex"):

Alopex lagopus; Arctic fox; white fox (thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter)

Holonyms ("Alopex" is a member of...):

Canidae; family Canidae (dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes)

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