Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun red_fox

3 senses of red fox

Sense 1
red fox, Celosia argentea -- (weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
red fox, Vulpes fulva -- (New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox)
       => fox -- (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)

Sense 3
red fox, Vulpes vulpes -- (the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species)
       => fox -- (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)