Arctic fox

or arctic fox

noun

1. a thickly furred, short-eared fox, Alopex lagopus, of the Arctic regions, brownish gray in summer and white in winter.

arctic fox

noun

1. a fox, Alopex lagopus, of arctic regions, whose fur is dark grey in the summer and white in the winter See also blue fox

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arctic fox¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Arctic foxes are turning to cannibalism as they struggle to find food in a warmer world.

From BBC

The moose contracted the Arctic fox rabies variant, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Seattle Times

Since Blizzard’s death, the zoo has been making improvements to the Arctic Tundra habitat — also home to muskoxen and Arctic fox — to prepare for the cubs’ arrival.

From Seattle Times

“We knew Arctic foxes could go far,” says University of Quebec ecologist Dominique Berteaux, who has led an Arctic fox–tracking project for 20 years.

From Scientific American

“Red foxes are colonizing the Arctic, and they’re outfoxing the Arctic foxes,” he says.

From Scientific American