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fox

/fɑks/ noun B2
  1. Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur. (countable, uncountable) · The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
  3. Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The fur of a fox. (uncountable)
  5. A fox terrier. (countable, uncountable)
  6. The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color. (countable, uncountable)
  7. A cunning person. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
  8. A physically attractive person, typically a woman. (countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)

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## The Fox and the Mask
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 77 · B2
A FOX entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 77 · B2
## The Fox and the Monkey
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 69 · B2
A FOX and a Monkey were traveling together on the same road.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 69 · B2

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