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Definition of vulpine adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vulpine

adjective
 
/ˈvʌlpaɪn/
 
/ˈvʌlpaɪn/
(formal)
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  1. of or like a fox
    • a vulpine grin
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin vulpinus, from vulpes ‘fox’.
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