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Alopex

noun

arctic foxes

• Syn: ↑genus Alopex

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Canidae, ↑family Canidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Arctic fox, ↑white fox, ↑Alopex lagopus

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\\əˈlōˌpeks, ˈaləˌp-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek alōpēx fox — more at vulpine

: a genus (family Canidae) comprising the arctic foxes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.