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kit fox

American

noun

either of two small gray foxes, Vulpes macrotis and V. velox, found on plains and in open, sandy areas of western North America, commercially valuable for their fur.

kit fox British

noun

another name for swift fox

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Etymology

Origin of kit fox

1795–1805, probably special use of kit ³

Example Sentences

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“Even smart, climate-saving clean-energy development like solar projects are often badly sited and destroy important kit fox habitat,” the center says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

According to the Center for Biological Diversity, kit fox dens are being increasingly destroyed by large-scale industrial energy development.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

When overlayed with existing and proposed renewable energy projects, an additional 1.7% of Joshua tree habitat and 3.9% of kit fox habitat could be lost.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2024

In 1967, the San Joaquin kit fox, with a remnant population of about 7,000, was placed on the endangered species list.

From National Geographic • Jan. 6, 2021

A shadowy kit fox worried her with its stealthy movements.

From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Cullum, Ridgwell

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