Arctic fox

American  

Or arctic fox

noun

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

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arctic fox British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of Arctic fox

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Under an around-the-clock summer sun, a young Arctic fox set out in July 2019 from Bylot Island in Nunavut, Canada.

From Scientific American • May 18, 2023

Hike through the verdant, glacier-capped wilderness home to Iceland’s only native land mammal, the Arctic fox.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021

The $50-million movie features Jeremy Renner as the voice of Swifty the Arctic fox, a mailroom delivery service worker.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2019

The eyes belonged to an Arctic fox and she walked toward him upright to scare him away.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George