alopecoid

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adjective

Similar to or resembling a fox.

OriginAncient Greek ἀλώπηξ →
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Meanings

adjectivealopecoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSimilar to or resembling a fox.
nounalopecoid (plural alopecoids)

plural alopecoids

  1. biologyAn animal that resembles a fox.

    In the smaller Alopecoids, such as C. zerda, the temporal ridges remain permanently separate, and inclose a wide lyrate sagittal area, the ridges themselves not being very strongly marked; […]

    1880, The Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London, page 250

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀλώπηξ“fox”
  2. Englishalopecoid

From Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -oid.

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APA

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

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“alopecoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alopecoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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