Definitions for vulpineˈvʌl paɪn, -pɪn
ADVERTISEMENT
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vul•pineˈvʌl paɪn, -pɪn(adj.)
of, pertaining to, or resembling a fox.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Zoology
cunning or crafty.
Origin of vulpine:
1620–30; < L vulpīnus, der. of vulp(ēs) fox
Princeton's WordNet
vulpine, vulpecular(adj)
resembling or characteristic of a fox
"vulpine cunning"
Wiktionary
vulpine(Adjective)
Pertaining to a fox.
vulpine(Adjective)
Having the characteristics of a fox, foxlike; cunning.
Origin: From vulpinus, from vulpes, earlier volpes, from wl(o)p-. Cognate with llywarn, ἀλώπηξ, աղուէս, dhelpër, vilpišỹs, lopāśa.
Webster Dictionary
Vulpine(adj)
of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"vulpine." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/vulpine>.