fox in English: A wild animal like a small dog, with red-orange fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail. (noun)

Translation

A wild animal like a small dog, with red-orange fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail.

Word origin

From Old English fox, an old Germanic word; German still uses Fuchs for the same animal.

Gender

Pluralfoxes

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Foxes often come into towns at night to look for food.

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The red-orange fur and thick tail make a fox easy to know.

, others.

"Foxes" is the plural; in stories the fox is usually the clever one.

animal

A living thing that can move and feel, such as a dog, a bird, or a fish.

wild

Living or growing in nature, not kept or looked after by people.

dog

A common animal with four legs that many people keep as a pet or to help them work.

tail

The long thin part at the back of an animal's body.

forest

A large area of land covered with many trees.

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