arctic fox

UK/ˈɑːktɪk fɒks/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɑːktɪk fɔks/US/ˈɑɹktɪk fɑks/Canada/ˈɑɹktɪk fɒks/

noun

Vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.

Similar
polar foxsnow foxwhite foxAlopex lagopus
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Meanings

arctic fox1

nounarctic fox (plural arctic foxes)

plural arctic foxes · alternative Arctic fox

  1. Vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.

    Its ʽcore faunaʼ consisted of the woolly mammoth, woolly rhino, saiga, muskox and the arctic fox. All except the woolly rhino evolved in the northern Arctic, and all had been evolving for several million years before their modern forms appeared.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 205

    Synonyms: polar fox, snow fox, white fox

Arctic fox2

nounArctic fox (countable and uncountable, plural Arctic foxes)

plural Arctic foxes

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of arctic fox.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounVulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.

Similar
polar foxsnow foxwhite fox

More synonyms by meaning

nounthickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter

Similar
white foxAlopex lagopus
Broader
fox
Also see
white fox

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans poolvos, sneeuvos
  • poolvosVulpes lagopus
  • sneeuvosVulpes lagopus
Basque azeri artiko
  • azeri artikoVulpes lagopus
Catalan guineu àrtica
  • guineu àrticaVulpes lagopus
Chinese Mandarin 北極狐 /北极狐, 藍狐 /蓝狐
  • 北極狐 /北极狐 (běijíhú)Vulpes lagopus
  • 藍狐 /蓝狐 (lánhú)Vulpes lagopus
  • 白狐 (báihú)Vulpes lagopus
Danish polarræv, fjeldræven
  • polarrævVulpes lagopus
  • fjeldrævenVulpes lagopus
Dutch poolvos
  • poolvosVulpes lagopus
Esperanto arkta vulpo
  • arkta vulpoVulpes lagopus
Estonian polaarrebane
  • polaarrebaneVulpes lagopus
Finnish naali, napakettu
  • naaliVulpes lagopus
  • napakettuVulpes lagopus
French renard polaire
  • renard polaireVulpes lagopus
German Polarfuchs
  • PolarfuchsVulpes lagopus
Hungarian sarki róka
  • sarki rókaVulpes lagopus
Icelandic heimskautarefur
  • heimskautarefurVulpes lagopus
Irish sionnach Artach
  • sionnach ArtachVulpes lagopus
Italian volpe artica
  • volpe articaVulpes lagopus
Japanese 北極狐, 白狐
  • 北極狐 (hokkyoku-gitsune)Vulpes lagopus
  • 白狐Vulpes lagopus
Korean 북극여우
  • 북극여우 (bukgeugyeou)Vulpes lagopus
Malay روبه ارتيک, rubah artik
  • روبه ارتيکVulpes lagopus
  • rubah artikVulpes lagopus
Norwegian fjellrev
  • fjellrevVulpes lagopus
Persian روباه قطبی
  • روباه قطبی (rubâh-e qotbi)Vulpes lagopus
Polish lis polarny, piesak
  • lis polarnyVulpes lagopus
  • piesakVulpes lagopus
  • piesiecVulpes lagopus
Portuguese raposa polar, raposa-do-ártico
  • raposa polarVulpes lagopus
  • raposa-do-árticoVulpes lagopus
Romanian vulpe polară, vulpe arctică
  • vulpe polarăVulpes lagopus
  • vulpe arcticăVulpes lagopus
Russian песе́ц, поля́рная лиси́ца
  • песе́ц (peséc)Vulpes lagopus
  • поля́рная лиси́ца (poljárnaja lisíca)Vulpes lagopus
Slovak líška polárna
  • líška polárnaVulpes lagopus
Spanish zorro polar, zorro ártico
  • zorro polarVulpes lagopus
  • zorro árticoVulpes lagopus
  • zorro blancoVulpes lagopus
  • zorro de las nievesVulpes lagopus
Swedish fjällräv
  • fjällrävVulpes lagopus
Turkish kutup tilkisi
  • kutup tilkisiVulpes lagopus
Cite this entry
APA

arctic fox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctic%20fox

MLA

“arctic fox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctic%20fox. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arctic fox,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctic%20fox.

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