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ARCTIC FOX

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Alopex lagopus; Arctic fox; white fox

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Arctic 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 "Arctic fox"):

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

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

Alopex; genus Alopex (arctic foxes)

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