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FOKS/fɒks/

A fox is a wild animal like a small dog, often red-brown, with a thick tail. Countable: a fox, foxes. A fox in the garden at night; a clever fox in stories. A wolf is larger; a dog is a pet. Not fax (an old machine).

Meaning

A wild animal like a small dog, often red-brown, with a thick tail.

Examples

• “A fox ran across the road.”
• “The fox ate the food by the bin.”
• “We heard a fox in the dark.”

Good to know

a fox / foxes. Colour: red-brown. Contrast: dog (pet), wolf (larger). Mix-up: fax.

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