[syn: kit fox, prairie fox, Vulpes velox]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]