Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kit fox

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: kit -fox
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Vulpes macrotis, a species of fox found in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.

Etymology

From kit + fox.

Inflected Forms

kit foxes (plural)

Synonyms

desert kit fox prairie fox vulpes velox vulpes macrotis

Questions

What does kit fox mean?: Vulpes macrotis, a species of fox found in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
Where does kit fox come from?: From kit + fox.

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