vulpine
Collocations
3VERB + VULPINE
accusing, spot
VULPINE + NOUN
blood
PREP.
down
Definitions
adj
Pertaining to a fox.
She dared not raise her eyes above the level of the tea-table, and she almost expected to see a spot of accusing vulpine blood drip down and stain the whiteness of the cloth.
Having the characteristics of a fox; foxlike; cunning.
noun
Any of certain canids called foxes (including true foxes, arctic foxes and grey foxes), distinguished from canines, which are regarded as similar to dogs and wolves.
The family Canidae^([sic]) consists of two main subgroups, the vulpines (foxes) and the canines (wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs), and some intermediate “fox-dog” forms from South America.
A person considered cunning.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — resembling or characteristic of a fox
- vulpecular
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2She dared not raise her eyes above the level of the tea-table, and she almost expected to see a spot of accusing vulpine blood drip down and stain the whiteness of the cloth.
WiktionaryThe family Canidae^([sic]) consists of two main subgroups, the vulpines (foxes) and the canines (wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs), and some intermediate “fox-dog” forms from South America.
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