swift fox
noun
: a small fox (Vulpes velox) with large ears that occurs on the plains of western North America
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Smeeton is recognized for founding the first captive-breeding colony of swift fox intended solely for reintroduction and initiated swift fox reintroduction programs in Canada and the United States.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
One of her brothers was named Swifty, which is meant to represent the swift fox and was picked in an e-newsletter poll by members of the National Zoo.
—Washington Post, 28 July 2021
Their carcasses support swift fox, golden eagles, grizzly bears, wolves, all the way down to beetles and nematodes.
—Louise Johns, Wired, 12 June 2021
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
One of her brothers was named Swifty, which is meant to represent the swift fox and was picked in an e-newsletter poll by members of the National Zoo.
—Washington Post, 28 July 2021
Their carcasses support swift fox, golden eagles, grizzly bears, wolves, all the way down to beetles and nematodes.
—Louise Johns, Wired, 12 June 2021
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First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
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