alopecoid

alopecoid
\\əˈläpəˌkȯid\ adjective
Etymology: Greek alōpekoeidēs, from alōpēk-, alōpēx fox + -oeidēs -oid
: like a fox : vulpine

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alopecoid /al-ō-pēˈkoid or al-opˈi-koid/ adjective
Fox-like
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Main Entry: ↑alopecia

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alopecoid, a. and n. Zool.
(æləʊˈpiːkɔɪd)
[f. Gr. ἀλώπηξ fox: see -oid.]
Belonging to the division of the genus Canis of which the fox is the type; vulpine. As n., an animal of this division.
[see thooid a. (n.)].

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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