Arctic fox

or arctic fox

noun

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

arctic fox

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arctic fox¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

A little later they passed a steel trap, in which a white arctic fox straggled for freedom.

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Like a little white arctic fox he was, and like one be began his antics on the shore.

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With the exception of the Arctic fox, the higher fauna of these islands were found exclusively among the sea mammals.

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Steller and his companions are gone, but the Arctic fox, which played them so many tricks, is still there.

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The Labrador red fox is very common in the woods, and the "white," or arctic fox, in the barrens and further south on both coasts.

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