kit fox

Questions about kit fox

What does kit fox mean?

kit fox means "small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for kit fox?

Close synonyms include Vulpes macrotis, prairie fox, Vulpes velox. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kit fox a common word?

kit fox is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.