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vulpine definition

vul·pine (vul′pīn, -pin)

adjective

  1. of or like a fox or foxes
  2. clever, cunning, etc.

Etymology: L vulpinus, foxlike < vulpes, a fox

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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