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

Example Sentences

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

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

With layers of feathers, including an undercoat of down, and thickly feathered feet, her plumage gives her insulation equivalent to that of an Arctic fox.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2019

He paused, one hand on the warm liver, and as his brother knocked him aside, the recollection of a babbling Arctic fox came to his mind.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman