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noun
A common species of fox, Vulpes vulpes native to North America, Asia, Europe and North Africa; small, with reddish fur, but larger than the arctic fox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Certain varieties of species of the plant genus Celosia, such as of Celosia argentea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Vulpes vulpes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fox
Narrower terms: black fox, silver fox
noun
New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Vulpes fulva
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fox
noun
weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Celosia argentea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
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Across languages
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