noun
red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black
• Hypernyms: ↑red fox, ↑Vulpes vulpes
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noun1.
a. : a melanistic red fox
b. : the fur or pelt of a melanistic red fox at one time much prized because of its rarity and the beauty of its pure-black fur
2. : silver fox 1a
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a red fox in a color phase in which its fur is mostly black.
[1595-1605, Amer.]
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black fox,
a variety of red fox with a black fur.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.