ˈsea-fox
[tr. L. vulpēs marīna (Pliny).]
The Thrasher-shark, Alopias vulpes, also called sea-ape, etc. Also † sea fox hound.
| 1591 Sylvester Du Bartas i. v. 287 The..subtle Sea-Fox. 1668 Charleton Onomast. 128 Vulpecula Marina..the Sea Fox Hound. a 1672 Willughby Hist. Pisc. (1686) 54 Vulpes marina Rondelet... The Sea Fox or Ape. 1836 Yarrell Brit. Fishes II. 379 The Fox Shark. Sea-fox. Thresher. |