Arctic fox
or arctic fox
a thickly furred, short-eared fox, Alopex lagopus, of the Arctic regions, brownish gray in summer and white in winter.
Origin of Arctic fox
1- Also called white fox.
Words Nearby Arctic fox
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How to use Arctic fox in a sentence
A little later they passed a steel trap, in which a white Arctic fox straggled for freedom.
Ungava Bob | Dillon WallaceLike a little white Arctic fox he was, and like one be began his antics on the shore.
Three Boys in the Wild North Land | Egerton Ryerson YoungWith the exception of the Arctic fox, the higher fauna of these islands were found exclusively among the sea mammals.
Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait | Peter LauridsenSteller and his companions are gone, but the Arctic fox, which played them so many tricks, is still there.
Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait | Peter LauridsenThe Labrador red fox is very common in the woods, and the "white," or Arctic fox, in the barrens and further south on both coasts.
Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador | William Wood
British Dictionary definitions for arctic fox
a fox, Alopex lagopus, of arctic regions, whose fur is dark grey in the summer and white in the winter: See also blue fox
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