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kit fox

American  

noun

  1. either of two small gray foxes, Vulpes macrotis and V. velox, found on plains and in open, sandy areas of western North America, commercially valuable for their fur.


kit fox British  

noun

  1. another name for swift fox

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kit fox

1795–1805, probably special use of kit 3

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According to the Center for Biological Diversity, kit fox dens are being increasingly destroyed by large-scale industrial energy development.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2024

One of those is the desert kit fox, a cat-sized canine with long delicate ears and fur on the soles of its feet to protect them from the hot sand of the Mojave.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2024

When overlayed with existing and proposed renewable energy projects, an additional 1.7% of Joshua tree habitat and 3.9% of kit fox habitat could be lost.

From Science Daily Mar. 8, 2024

In 1967, the San Joaquin kit fox, with a remnant population of about 7,000, was placed on the endangered species list.

From National Geographic Jan. 6, 2021

Yes, he "Who clears the grounding berg And guides the grinding floe, He hears the cry of the little kit fox And the lemming of the snow!"

From How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time by Goforth, Rosalind

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