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fox noun

  /fɑks/ , /fɒks/
  • (in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.
  • (obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
 kettu
  • (metaphor) A cunning person.
 kettu, kelmi
  • (slang, metaphor) A physically attractive person, typically a woman.
 kissa
  • (uncountable) The fur of a fox.
 ketunnahka

Fox properNoun

  • A surname transferred from the common noun derived from the name of the animal.
 Kettu, Repo
red fox
kettu, punakettu, kukonharja
arctic fox
naali, napakettu
flying fox
kuonobarbi, köysirata, lenkko, lentävä koira
corsac fox
arokettu, korsakki
blue fox
sinikettu
fox sparrow
kettusirkku
Darwin's fox
darwininkettu
polar fox
naali
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