vixen
3
6.9
A female fox
- noun
- /ˈvɪksən/
:
zorra (animal)
- Here comes Daddy, you three little vixens!
- pregnancy rate of vixens
- vixens inseminated
- number of vixens
Examples
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That little vixen.
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A vixen is a fox.
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It's neither cat nor dog that kills for fun, it's the vixen, not another.
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Well, the vixen can't be far away, eh?
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That is a vixen.
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Now, Prancer and Vixen!
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In each field trial, treatment services and vixens were randomly assigned to the technicians.
Academic text (2015) -
During the calving period, vixens were monitored closely and cubs were matched with their mother.
Academic text (2015) -
"Eh?" Doggy Loggy snapped his head around to face the vixen.
Fiction book (2001) -
A vixen is known for its cunning nature in the wild.
Compounds
vixen character
- Literature
8.4
A woman in stories or films who uses charm and looks to attract and influence others
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vixen originally meant a female fox, coming from an old English form where the -en ending marked 'female'. So a vixen still means a female fox.