alopecoid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -oid
Adjective[edit]
alopecoid (not comparable)
- Similar to or resembling a fox.
Noun[edit]
alopecoid (plural alopecoids)
- (zoology) An animal that resembles a fox.
- 1880, The Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London, page 250:
- In the smaller Alopecoids, such as C. zerda, the temporal ridges remain permanently separate, and inclose a wide lyrate sagittal area, the ridges themselves not being very strongly marked; […]