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/vul"puyn, -pin/, adj.1. of or resembling a fox.2. cunning or crafty.[1620-30; < L vulpinus, equiv. to vulp(es) fox + -inus -INE1]
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Vulpine — Vul pine (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[ o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ({Phalangista vulpina} syn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vulpine — index artful, insidious, machiavellian, sly, subtle (insidious), surreptitious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
vulpine — ou vulpuline (vul pi n ou vul puli n ) s. f. Terme de chimie. Principe colorant jaune citron tiré du lichen vulpinus, L., evernia vulpina, Acharius … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
vulpine — pertaining to a fox, fox like, 1620s, from L. vulpinus of or pertaining to a fox, from vulpes, earlier volpes (gen. vulpis, volpis) fox, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
vulpine — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or reminiscent of a fox or foxes. ORIGIN Latin vulpinus, from vulpes fox … English terms dictionary
vulpine — [vul′pīn, vul′pin] adj. [L vulpinus, foxlike < vulpes, a fox] 1. of or like a fox or foxes 2. clever, cunning, etc … English World dictionary
Vulpine — Trinigy Unternehmensform GmbH Gründung 2003 Unternehmenssitz Sitz in Eningen u. A., Offices in Austin (Texas) Unternehmensleitung … Deutsch Wikipedia
vulpine — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin vulpinus, from vulpes fox; perhaps akin to Greek alōpēx fox more at alopecia Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or resembling a fox 2. foxy, crafty < a vulpine smile > < vulpine charms > … New Collegiate Dictionary
vulpine opossum — Vulpine Vul pine (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[ o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ({Phalangista… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vulpine phalanger — Vulpine Vul pine (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[ o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ({Phalangista… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vulpine phalangist — Vulpine Vul pine (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] {Vulpine phalangist} (Zo[ o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ({Phalangista… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
