Vulpine – English Terms about Animals for ESL learners in authentic and real content
/’vəl-ˌpīn/ (adj)
Definition
relating to foxes or resembling them in appearance or behavior, characteristic or typical of foxes, canine, vixen – foxy and insidious, guileful, crafty, astute, shrewd, cunning, tricky, artful, crafty, wily, sly
Example
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for being vulpine or foxy, and his prowess at using logic and astute observation to solve cases.
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