fox's

Sly creature's belonging

Fox's is the possessive form of fox, used to indicate something belonging to or associated with the animal.

A fox's den is where it lives; a fox's tail is famously bushy.

The form also applies to figurative uses of fox, so one might speak of a fox's cunning when describing someone clever or sly.

possession

den

Private room or lair

  • tailRear animal appendage
  • furAnimal body hair
  • lairAnimal's hidden dwelling

burrow · prey · territory · cubs · earth · brush · scent · tracks · pelt · whiskers

anatomy

tail

Rear animal appendage

  • furAnimal body hair
  • snoutBeast's protruding face
  • earsAuditory organs, paired

paws · brush · coat · muzzle · whiskers · teeth · claws · eyes · legs · nose

folklore

cunning

Sly, scheming cleverness

slyness · guile · craftiness · deception · wit · Reynard · fables · Aesop · kitsune · shapeshifting

hunting

chase

Rapid following of quarry

  • houndsDogs bred to track
  • scentAirborne odor detected
  • earthSoil or electrical grounding

brush · quarry · run · huntsmen · gone to ground · covert · trail · mask · pad · horn

Opposites
animal ownership/association

fox'shen's

Female chicken's possessive

chicken's · prey's · hound's · rabbit's · hare's

cunning vs simple animal symbolism

fox'ssheep's

Possessive of woolly livestock

lamb's · dove's · donkey's · goose's · hen's

Phrases
Family

fox, foxy, foxes, outfox, foxhole, foxhound, outfoxed, red fox, foxtail

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G