red fox

1. 1.

   weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers

   SynonymsCelosia argentea

   Broaderherb

   Part ofCelosia
2. 2.

   New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox

   SynonymsVulpes fulva

   Broaderfox

   Part ofVulpes
3. 3.

   the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species

   SynonymsVulpes vulpes

   Broaderfox

   Narrowerblack foxsilver fox

   Part ofVulpes

Questions about red fox

What does red fox mean?

red fox means "weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for red fox?

Close synonyms include Celosia argentea, Vulpes fulva, Vulpes vulpes. 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 red fox a common word?

red fox is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.