Alopex

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin alopex (“a shark, sea fox, volpes marina”), from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκίας (alōpekías, “thresher shark”)

Proper noun

Alopex f

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus whose members (e.g. Alopex lagopus) are now placed within the genus Vulpes.
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