Fox
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- noun
- /fɑks/
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idioma fox
- In the Algonquian language spoken by the Fox, many traditional stories are passed down orally.
Examples
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"In your favorite book, The Little Prince, do you remember what the fox said to the Little Prince?"
Fiction book (1999) -
Why, a red fox skin ain't worth nothing this time of the year.
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It was the fox blood.
Fiction book (2001) -
But the Italian fox will be on the lookout for a German greyhound coming up.
Blog text (27) -
Donald Trump often appears on Fox, which is ironic, because a fox often appears on Donald Trump's head.
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A fox further suggests that Bredon is the king of Atur (as well as Master Ash), but I think he's Ambrose's father.
Blog text (12) -
McConkey KR, Drake DR. 2006. Flying foxes cease to function as seed dispersers long before they become rare. Ecology 87: 271-276.
Academic text (2011) -
The Fox people originally inhabited areas near the Fox River in the central United States.
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The Fox community has preserved its language and culture despite many challenges over the years.
Synonyms
An Algonquian language spoken by the Meskwaki people in the US Midwest
A language spoken by the Meskwaki people
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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5.7
A medium-sized wild animal with gray fur that lives in North and Central America and can climb trees
- US
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A small gray fox with large ears that lives in western North American deserts and is active at night
A wild animal like a small dog from northern South America that eats crabs and small animals
A nickname for the German general Erwin Rommel who led forces in North Africa during World War II
A large tree squirrel with a bushy tail and reddish gray fur that lives in the eastern United States
- Specialized
A wild grape native to eastern North America with dark purple fruit used for jams and juices
- Specialized
A large shark in warm seas with a long whiplike tail used to herd and stun small fish
- US
A small wild fox from Mexico and the US with a long bushy tail with black and white rings
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fox as the name of the language comes from the people's own name Meskwaki, which other groups and early settlers understood as meaning 'fox'. So the Fox language is simply the language of the Meskwaki people.