vul|pine

vul|pine
vul|pine «VUHL pyn, -pihn», adjective.
of or like a fox; cunning; sly.
[< Latin vulpīnus < vulpēs, -is fox]

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  • vul·pine — …   Useful english dictionary

  • vul — con·vul·sed·ly; con·vul·sion; con·vul·sion·ist; con·vul·sive; di·vul·gate; di·vul·ga·tion; di·vul·gence; di·vul·sion; di·vul·sive; di·vul·sor; re·vul·sion; re·vul·sion·ary; vul·can; vul·ca·ni·an; vul·can·ic; vul·can·ic·i·ty; vul·can·ism;… …   English syllables

  • pine — apo·at·ro·pine; arch·an·thro·pine; at·ro·pine; au·be·pine; cam·pine; cho·pine; cryp·to·pine; di·as·pine; for·pine; gal·i·pine; hip·po·cam·pine; his·pine; hy·po·hip·pine; jac·a·me·ro·pine; lan·tho·pine; mus·cic·a·pine; ne·o·pine; or·pine;… …   English syllables

  • vulpine — vul·pine …   English syllables

  • vulpine — vul|pine [ˈvʌlpaın] adj formal relating to ↑foxes, or similar to a fox …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • vulpine — vul•pine [[t]ˈvʌl paɪn, pɪn[/t]] adj. 1) cvb zool. of, pertaining to, or resembling a fox 2) cunning or crafty • Etymology: 1620–30; < L vulpīnus, der. of vulp(ēs) fox …   From formal English to slang

  • Phalangista vulpina — Vulpine Vul pine (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[ o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ({Phalangista… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trichosurus vulpina — Vulpine Vul pine (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[ o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ({Phalangista… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vulpine — Vul pine (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[ o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ({Phalangista vulpina} syn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vulpine opossum — Vulpine Vul pine (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[ o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ({Phalangista… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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