vulpid

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noun

Any member of the true fox genus (Vulpes).

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Meanings

nounvulpid (plural vulpids)

plural vulpids

  1. biologyAny member of the true fox genus (Vulpes).

    The three vulpids under discussion here are the Pale Fox (Vulpes pallidus; the Sand Fox (V. rueppelli); and the Cape Fox (V. chama).

    1979, Maxwell Riddle, The wild dogs in life and legend, page 151
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    According to Hottentot legend, the cape fox feeds on ostrich eggs by rolling them over rocks until they break open. Little is known about reproductive behavior and life span of this small vulpid.

    1972, Bernhard Grzimek, Grzimek's Animal life encyclopedia, page 253

Origin

From Latin vulp- + -id.

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