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Meaning of VULPINE

Pronunciation:  'vulpIn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  resembling or characteristic of a fox; "vulpine cunning"
 
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 Synonyms: vulpecular
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vul"pine\ (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a
fox.]
Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy;
cunning; crafty; artful.
{Vulpine phalangist} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian carnivorous
   marsupial ({Phalangista, or Trichosurus, vulpina}); --
   called also {vulpine phalanger}, and {vulpine opossum}.
 

 

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