Arctic fox

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a smallish fox, Alopex lagopus, of the northern regions, white in winter but blue-gray to brownish at other times.

Quotations

1772

Arctic fox . . . are known to stand by, while a trap is baited for them, into which they put their heads immediately.

1896

The arctic fox is about half the size of a good big red fox.

1963

On the way back to the RCAF base, two white Arctic fox scurried across the snow. . . .