vulpine /ˈvʌlpaɪn/adjective 2noun 2forms 3 adjective2 •Pertaining to a fox.She dared not raise her eyes above the level of the tea-table, and she almost expected to see a spot of accusing vulpine blood drip down and stain the whiteness of the cloth. — 1910 •Having the characteristics of a fox; foxlike; cunning. noun2 •Any of certain canids called foxes (including true foxes, arctic foxes and grey foxes), distinguished from canines, which are regarded as similar to dogs and wolves.The family Canidae^([sic]) consists of two main subgroups, the vulpines (foxes) and the canines (wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs), and some intermediate “fox-dog” forms from South America. — 1980 •A person considered cunning. formsvulpines · more vulpine · most vulpine
