ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Vulpiform

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Vulpiform is an adjective meaning Having the shape of a fox.

Meaning

Having the shape of a fox.

Example Sentences

He's a reddish human sized fox (vulpiform), on hind feet, bushy tail -- he wears a grey trenchcoat and a brown satchel is strapped around his shoulder […]
[…] is Inari the spirit of rice (as suggested in the earliest records of Inari as ujigami of the Hata clan), or is it a wish-fulfilling vulpiform divinity, comparable to the Buddhist-style Kiko tennō venerated by Taira no Kiyomori in his rise to political power?
The flying fox (vespertillo vulpicephalus) […] The facial features of this animal are vulpiform, and ferocity is signified by the punishment which it inflicts with its dental armory (for the teeth of this extraordinary-formed creature are of the canine character).

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