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Noun: red fox  red fóks
  1. Weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers
    - Celosia argentea
     
  2. New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox
    - Vulpes fulva
     
  3. The common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
    - Vulpes vulpes

Derived forms: red foxes

Type of: fox, herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Celosia, genus Celosia, genus Vulpes, Vulpes

Encyclopedia: Red fox