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  Arctic fox

  noun

  a thickly furred, short-eared fox, Alopex lagopus, of the Arctic regions, brownish gray in summer and white in winter.
• arctic fox
  arctic fox

  noun

  a fox, Alopex lagopus, of arctic regions, whose fur is dark grey in the summer and white in the winter See also blue fox

Arctic fox

American  

Or arctic fox

noun

1. a thickly furred, short-eared fox, Alopex lagopus, of the Arctic regions, brownish gray in summer and white in winter.

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arctic fox British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Arctic fox

First recorded in 1765–75

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Since Blizzard’s death, the zoo has been making improvements to the Arctic Tundra habitat — also home to muskoxen and Arctic fox — to prepare for the cubs’ arrival.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

Under an around-the-clock summer sun, a young Arctic fox set out in July 2019 from Bylot Island in Nunavut, Canada.

From Scientific American ● May 18, 2023

Hike through the verdant, glacier-capped wilderness home to Iceland’s only native land mammal, the Arctic fox.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2021

The $50-million movie features Jeremy Renner as the voice of Swifty the Arctic fox, a mailroom delivery service worker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2019

He navigated by other signs—his Arctic fox dæmon for one, who sat at the front of the sledge keenly scenting the way.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

Translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison, “Snow Fox” follows Rana, an arctic fox who lives in the remote northern reaches of Svalbard, Norway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

An arctic fox looks exactly like a border collie.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2023

“A lot of the science is spot on,” said Heather Goldstone, chief spokeswoman for the Woodwell Climate Research Center, pointing to the episode in which the red fox strays into territory of the arctic fox.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

Whereas the polar sea is abundant in life, vertebrate species on land are few, if memorable: polar bears, arctic fox, reindeer, ptarmigan.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2018

It was fortunate for Duane that he was such a sound sleeper and far too big for an arctic fox to push out of bed because Magic would eventually give up and leave.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el