kit fox
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kit fox
1795–1805, probably special use of kit 3
Example Sentences
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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
“Even smart, climate-saving clean-energy development like solar projects are often badly sited and destroy important kit fox habitat,” the center says.
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
That said, we were standing on a newly created refuge, the 27,000-acre Panoche Valley Nature Preserve, with kit fox dens and kangaroo rat burrow complexes in sight on all sides.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 6, 2021
He felt in a pouch of kit fox with the tail attached, which hung from the front of his girdle like the sporran of a Scotch Highlander.
From The Trail Book by Austin, Mary Hunter
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