alopecoid

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, fox) +‎ -oid.

Adjective

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alopecoid (not comparable)

  1. Similar to or resembling a fox.

Noun

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alopecoid (plural alopecoids)

  1. (zoology) An animal that resembles a fox.
    • 1880, The Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London, page 250:
      In the smaller Alopecoids, such as C. zerda, the temporal ridges remain permanently separate, and inclose a wide lyrate sagittal area, the ridges themselves not being very strongly marked; []