Meaning
A wild animal like a small dog, with red-orange fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail.
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Word origin
From Old English fox, an old Germanic word; German still uses Fuchs for the same animal.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- fox
- English cognates
- vixen
Grammar
Examples
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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.
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"Foxes" is the plural; in stories the fox is usually the clever one.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 1: fox, pee, noble and 7 more words.