Associations to the word «Alopex»

Wiktionary

ALOPEX, proper noun. (archaic) A taxonomic genus whose members (e.g. Alopex lagopus) are now placed within the genus Vulpes.
ALOPEX LAGOPUS, proper noun. (archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Canidae   — a disused name for the arctic fox, replaced by Vulpes lagopus.

Dictionary definition

ALOPEX, noun. Arctic foxes.

Wise words

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