Wiktionary
n. ''Alopex lagopus'', a fox-like carnivore of the family ''Canidae'' living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.
WordNet
n. thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter [syn: white fox, Alopex lagopus]
Wikipedia
The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome. It is well adapted to living in cold environments. It has a deep thick fur which is brown in summer and white in winter. Its body length ranges from , with a generally rounded body shape to minimize the escape of body heat.
The Arctic fox preys on any small creatures such as: lemmings, voles, ringed seal pups, fish, waterfowl, and seabirds. It also eats carrion, berries, seaweed, insects, and other small invertebrates. Arctic foxes form monogamous pairs during the breeding season and they stay together to raise their young in complex underground dens. Occasionally, other family members may assist in raising their young.
Arctic Fox may refer to:
- Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), an animal native to Arctic regions
- Arcticfox, a first person action computer game
- Operation Arctic Fox, a joint Finnish-German offensive during World War II
Usage examples of "arctic fox".
On this day there was an observer, an Arctic fox who had not eaten for some time and was beginning to feel the urge of hunger.
The pictures were gone, and Martin the Arctic Fox was speaking again.
Using a square of tough mammoth skin as a thimble, she pushed the sharp arctic fox bone through the leather, making a small perforation.
He paused, one hand on the warm liver, and as his brother knocked him aside, the recollection of a babbling Arctic fox came to his mind.
Sure, we could put down poison bait, but Jesus, did you ever see an Arctic fox?
She wore a mohair sweater as white as an Arctic fox, and her hair was an astonishing.
The white fur of the arctic fox and polar bear is sometimes found in the packs brought to the traders by the most northern tribes of Indians, but is not particularly valuable.
An arctic fox, no less, with thick, white fur, and a blunter nose and smaller ears than the red fox FX usually morphed into.
The park is also the home of the arctic fox, the arctic wolf, and sometimes the dangerous northern plains grizzly bear.