kit fox

noun

Definition of kit fox

1a : swift fox

b : a fox (Vulpes macrotis) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico with exceptionally large ears and a black tip on the tail

2 : the fur or pelt of a kit fox

Recent Examples on the Web

The mitigation lands are now reverting back to habitat for San Joaquin kit foxes, blunt-nosed leopard lizards, burrowing owls and other at-risk species. — Los Angeles Times, "California farmers are planting solar panels as water supplies dry up," 31 July 2019 The Fish and Game Commission has banned the trapping of river otters, desert kit foxes and red foxes, among other species. — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, "Lawsuit aims to end commercial fur trapping in California," 13 Sep. 2017

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