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Alopex

noun
Alo·​pex | \əˈlōˌpeks, ˈaləˌp-\

Definition of Alopex 

: a genus (family Canidae) comprising the arctic foxes

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First Known Use of Alopex

1925, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Alopex

New Latin, from Greek alōpēx fox

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