blue fox
Americannoun
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a bluish-gray winter color phase of the Arctic fox, Alopex lagopus.
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the Arctic fox in summer pelage.
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the blue fur of this animal.
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any white fox fur dyed blue.
noun
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a variety of the arctic fox that has a pale grey winter coat and is bred for its fur
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the fur of this animal
Etymology
Origin of blue fox
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Late in the book, the blue fox recalls his capture by the Company, staring into his mate’s eyes as he’s dragged away from her.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2019
In the far north of Canada in November I saw many white arctic foxes and suddenly a blue fox - first I thought it was not well and hence...
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2018
In one thread, an Icelandic priest named Baldur Skuggason hunts a rare blue fox, a creature with magical, somewhat demonic powers, across a vast white landscape of snow and ice.
From Slate • May 3, 2013
As Vujosevic says about her priorities as she searches for her blue fox: "It was either going to be a coat or a co-op."
From Time Magazine Archive
None of this would have been observable to his eye were it not for the lapis lazuli powder that allowed him to see flashes of the blue fox set against the white snow.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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