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white fox

white fox

4.4
A small Arctic fox with brown summer fur and white winter fur
  • noun
  • /waɪt fɑks/
translation icon : zorro ártico
  • Oh, the one that give you the white fox fur pieces.

Examples

  • Where are your white fox furs?

    A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

  • It is made entirely of virgin white fox.

    Behind the Candelabra (2013)

  • While exploring the tundra, we spotted a white fox blending in with the snow.

  • The white fox changes its fur color from brown in summer to white in winter.

  • During our trip to the Arctic, we were thrilled to see a white fox playfully chasing a snow hare.

Synonyms

Arctic fox
vswhite fox
1 3.5

A small fox that lives in the Arctic with thick fur that turns white in winter

is a descriptive name that highlights seasonal fur colour change rather than formality
Alopex lagopus
vswhite fox
  • Archaic
8.2

A small fox with very thick fur that lives in the far north and turns white in winter

is the common descriptive name used in everyday speech rather than scientific naming

Surface Forms

white fox singular
white foxes plural

Morphology

white + fox

The meaning 'a fox that is white' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'white' (a color) with 'fox' (an animal), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it. This is a straightforward adjective + noun description following regular compositional patterns common across languages.

Etymology

The noun white fox names a small fox from the far north that grows a thick white coat in winter so it can hide in the snow. So, 'white fox' means a fox that becomes white in winter.