red fox

English

a red fox (Vulpes vulpes).

Celosia argentea var. plumosa Red Fox

Noun

red fox (countable and uncountable, plural red foxes)

1. (countable) A common species of fox, Vulpes vulpes native to North America, Asia, Europe and North Africa; small, with reddish fur, but larger than the arctic fox.
2. (uncountable, usually capitalized) Certain varieties of species of genus Celosia, such as of Celosia argentea.
   • 1975, “Britannica Book of the Year”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated, page 321:

     The other All-America winners were the Peter Pan Orange zinnia, Red Fox celosia, Magic Charms dianthus, and Diablo cosmos

   • 1971, Pennsylvania Flower Growers, Bulletin, numbers 236-268:

     Celosia Red Fox won for its breeder—T. Sakata, C>P>O> Box 11, Yokohama, Japan—a Bronze Medal

   • 1978, Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes and Gardens Editors, editor, Better Homes and Gardens Container Plants You Can Grow, page 37:

     CELOSIA or COCKSCOMB Cockscomb (crested) and plumosa (feathered) are the common names for the two most common celosias . ... Popular varieties include: Jewel Box', Lilliput, Empress, Gladiator, Red Fox, and Crusader

   • 1983, Derek Fell, Annuals: How to Select, Grow and Enjoy, page 77:

     There are two kinds of celosia. Both are tender annuals […] For intermediate height and stems long enough to cut for flower arrangements, grow 'Red Fox', 19 inches high

   • 1992, Mark Silber, Terry Silber, The Complete Book of Everlastings, page 49:

     Celosia argentea CELOSIA Centaurea cyanus and C. moschata BACHELOR'S BUTTON and SWEET SULTAN COMMON […] The most useful plumed varieties are Apricot Brandy, Forest Fire, Red Fox and accidental light yellow colors.

Synonyms

• (Vulpes vulpes): common fox
• (Celosia argentea): plumed cockscomb, wool flower

Hypernyms

• (Vulpes vulpes): fox

Translations

Vulpes vulpes

• Afrikaans: rooivos
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 赤狐 (zh) (chìhú), 火狐 (zh) (huǒhú), 紅狐／红狐 (zh) (hónghú), 草狐 (zh) (cǎohú), 南狐 (nánhú), 銀狐／银狐 (zh) (yínhú), 十字狐 (shízìhú)

• Czech: liška obecná (cs) f
• Danish: ræv (da) c
• Dutch: rode vos m, gewone vos m
• Esperanto: ruĝa vulpo (eo)
• Estonian: rebane (et), punarebane
• Faroese: revur m
• Finnish: punakettu (fi), kettu (fi)
• French: renard roux (fr) m
• Georgian: ჩვეულებრივი მელა (čveulebrivi mela), წითური მელა (c̣ituri mela)
• German: Rotfuchs (de) m
• Japanese: 赤狐 (ja) (アカギツネ, akagitsune)
• Kashmiri: پۄژھٕ لوو (pọċhụ lōv)
• Mingrelian: რჩქვანელობური მელა (rčkvaneloburi mela)
• Mongolian: үнэг (mn) (üneg), улаан үнэг (ulaan üneg)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rødrev m

  Nynorsk: raudrev (nn) m

• Polish: lis rudy m anim
• Portuguese: raposa-vermelha (pt) f, golpelha f
• Punjabi: ਲਾਲ ਲੂੰਬੜੀ f (lāl lūmbṛī)
• Russian: ры́жая лиси́ца f (rýžaja lisíca)
• Skolt Sami: riˊmjj
• Swedish: rödräv (sv) c, räv (sv) c
• Turkish: kızıl tilki

Celosia argentea

• Finnish: kukonharja (fi)
• Russian: цело́зия серебри́стая f (celózija serebrístaja)

Further reading

• Red fox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vulpes vulpes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Celosia argentea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vulpes vulpes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Celosia argentea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons