kit fox

2 definitions found

kit fox - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  kit \kit\, n. [See Kitten.]
     A kitten.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Kit fox (Zool.), a small burrowing fox (Vulpes velox),
        inhabiting the region of the Rocky Mountains. It is
        brownish gray, reddish on the breast and flanks, and white
        below. Called also swift fox.
        [1913 Webster]

kit fox - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kit fox
      n 1: small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a
           subspecies of Vulpes velox [syn: kit fox, Vulpes macrotis
           ]
      2: small grey fox of the plains of western North America [syn:
         kit fox, prairie fox, Vulpes velox]