Arctic fox

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.

Origin of Arctic fox

1
First recorded in 1765–75

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British Dictionary definitions for arctic fox

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

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