Samson fox

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A red fox mutation that lacks guard hairs, thus having a wooly appearance.
    — Captive foxes have been selectively bred for other colours, but wild foxes usually appear in only two other variations: a Samson fox is a genetic mutation with no guard hairs, only soft, tightly curled underfur

词形变化

Samson foxes plural

词源

A reference to the Biblical story of Samson and the foxes in Judges 15:4–5 – the short curly fur's appearance being reminiscent of singed fur.
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