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How to pronounce fox
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What does fox mean?
nounA small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
“A group of foxes is called a skulk.”
The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon.
verbTo trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
To sham, to dissemble.
“He was not foxing. No, no: he was sick really.”
To confuse or baffle (someone).
“This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.”
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