fox vs canid
canid vs foxfox and canid both are nouns.
fox is a verb but canid is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fox | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| canid | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
canid is a hypernym of
fox; that is, canid is a
word with a broader meaning than fox:
- fox: alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
- canid: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Other hypernyms of fox include
canine.
| fox (noun) | canid (noun) |
|---|---|
| alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs | any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
| a shifty deceptive person | |
| the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox |
| fox (verb) | canid (verb) |
|---|---|
| become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots | |
| be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | |
| deceive somebody |
Words related to "fox"
- Alopex lagopus
- Arctic fox
- Reynard
- Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Vulpes fulva
- Vulpes macrotis
- Vulpes velox
- Vulpes vulpes
- amaze
- baffle
- be
- beat
- bedevil
- befuddle
- beguiler
- bewilder
- canid
- canine
- cheat
- cheater
- confound
- confuse
- cozen
- deceive
- deceiver
- delude
- demoralize
- depreciation
- derogation
- discombobulate
- disconcert
- disorient
- disorientate
- disparagement
- dodger
- dumbfound
- flim-flam
- flummox
- flurry
- fob
- foxy
- fuddle
- fur
- get
- gravel
- gray fox
- grey fox
- kit fox
- lead on
- mystify
- nonplus
- pelt
- perplex
- play a joke on
- play a trick on
- play tricks
- pose
- prairie fox
- pull a fast one on
- put off
- puzzle
- red fox
- slicker
- slyboots
- snooker
- spot
- stick
- stupefy
- throw
- trick
- trickster
- vex
- vixen
- white fox
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