Phrase Hound found 193 phrases and 117 compound words that contain fox. The most common are listed below. Open fox in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 193
- red foxA common species of fox, Vulpes vulpes native to North America, Asia, Europe and North Africa; small, with reddish fur, but larger than the arctic fox.
- flying foxA large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.
- arctic foxVulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.
- silver foxA melanistic red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with silver to black fur.
- gray foxUrocyon cinereoargenteus, a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, habitat spanning from central North America to northern South America.
- Cape foxA fox (Vulpes chama) native to the Cape of south Africa.
- cross foxA red fox color morph with dark fur along its face, underside, paws, and tail, and a dark cross-shape on its back.
- blue foxA variant of arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), raised in captivity because of its bluish grey-winter fur.
- fox-fireAlternative form of foxfire: Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.
- island foxA fox (Urocyon littoralis) endemic to the Channel Islands of California.
- kit foxVulpes macrotis, a species of fox found in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
- quick brown foxAn instance of the phrase “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”.
- fox terrierEither of two breeds of dog (the smooth fox terrier and the wire fox terrier) bred for fox hunting.
- desert foxThe fennec.
- Bengal foxVulpes bengalensis, a fox endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
- corsac foxa medium-sized Asiatic fox, of species Vulpes corsac.
- crab-eating foxA medium-sized canid of species Cerdocyon thous, endemic to central South America.
- Tibetan foxVulpes ferrilata, a species of true fox endemic to the high Tibetan Plateau in Nepal, China, and India
- bat-eared foxOtocyon megalotis, a canid of the African savanna, with large black ears and tawny fur.
- Fox IslandsA number of places in North America:
- Fox RiverA number of tributaries and streams in North America:
- Fox StreetA small village in Tendring district and Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0227).
- black foxSynonym of silver fox, especially in reference to foxskin.
- fox hunterAlternative form of foxhunter: One who hunts foxes.
- sand foxSynonym of Rüppell's fox: A fox species (Vulpes rueppellii) living in desert and semi-desert regions of North Africa, the Middle East, and southwestern Asia.
Compound words 117
- FirefoxA free, open-source, cross-platform, graphical web browser, developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
- foxyThe recreational drug 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT).
- foxtrotA ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
- ColfaxAn English surname.
- foxholeThe burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
- foxfireBioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.
- foxhoundAny of several medium-sized breeds of dog developed for hunting.
- FoxboroughA town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
- foxieDiminutive of fox: A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
- foxhuntA hunt for foxes, usually with dogs.