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vos.

fox, carnivore of the tribe Vulpini

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɔs/

  1. fox, carnivore of the tribe Vulpini

    masculine

  2. red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

    masculine

  3. fox fur

    masculine

  4. a crafty, ingenious person

    masculine
    Koen is een lepe vos, die laat zich niet in de luren leggen.

  5. horse with red or red-brown fur

    masculine

  6. a tortoiseshell (any of various similar nymphalid butterflies)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Dutch vos, from Old Dutch fus, vus, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz.

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