vulpine

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vulpīnus (“foxy, fox-like”), from vulpēs, earlier volpēs (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl(o)p- (“fox”). Cognate with Welsh llywarn (“fox”), Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Armenian աղուէս (aġuēs), Albanian dhelpër, Lithuanian vilpišỹs (“wildcat”), Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśa, “jackal, fox”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvʌlpaɪn/ Rhymes: -ʌlpaɪn === Adjective === vulpine (comparative more vulpine, superlative most vulpine) Pertaining to a fox. Having the characteristics of a fox; foxlike; cunning. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === vulpine (plural vulpines) Any of certain canids called foxes (including true foxes, arctic foxes and grey foxes), distinguished from canines, which are regarded as similar to dogs and wolves. A person considered cunning. === See also === canine lupine Vulpini (tribe within subfamily Caninae) === Anagrams === liven up == French == === Adjective === vulpine feminine singular of vulpin == Latin == === Adjective === vulpīne vocative masculine singular of vulpīnus