culpeo

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/kʊlˈpeɪ.əʊ/

noun

A canid of species (Lycalopex culpaeus), native to the Andes region of South America.

Similar
Andean foxcolpeoAndean wolfzorro culpeo
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Meanings

nounculpeo (plural culpeos)

plural culpeos

  1. A canid of species (Lycalopex culpaeus), native to the Andes region of South America.

    Synonyms: Andean fox, colpeo, Andean wolf, zorro culpeo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA canid of species (Lycalopex culpaeus), native to the Andes region of South America.

Similar
Andean foxcolpeoAndean wolfzorro culpeo

Origin

  1. Mapudungunculpeu
  2. Spanish(zorro) culpeo
  3. Englishculpeo

Borrowed from Spanish (zorro) culpeo, from Mapudungun culpeu.

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Translations

Esperanto kulpeo
  • kulpeocanid
French renard de Magellan
  • renard de Magellancanid
Polish nibylis andyjski, kolpeo
  • nibylis andyjskicanid
  • kolpeocanid
  • lis andyjskicanid
  • lisoszakal andyjskicanid
Russian А́ндская лиси́ца
  • А́ндская лиси́ца (Ándskaja lisíca)canid

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Cite this entry
APA

culpeo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpeo

MLA

“culpeo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpeo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culpeo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpeo.

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