(a.) Resembling a fox in his characteristic qualities; cunning; artful; foxy.
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Vulpine
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful.
Example Sentences:
(1) Previously, the occurence of this parasite in Great Britain has been rarely reported, but the results of the present study indicate that vulpine infection may be common.
(2) It would appear on screen for maybe a second – and Anderson put his head in a vulpine place and wrote 400 words of copy.
(3) The antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities of vulpinic acids (1 a, b, c) have been assayed in vitro.
(4) Eleven vulpine isolates and the wild boar isolate were identified as Trichinella britovi.
(5) Because this technique is easy to use, it makes it possible to take into account different spatial and temporal characteristics of the dynamics of vulpine populations and transmission of rabies.
(6) Nevertheless, the prevalence of this vulpine infection in Northern Italy decreased from 32% in 1960 to 4% in 1988.
(7) This study confirms that during the rabies epizooty, the Vulpin population, may contract a non-fatal disease and produce the neutralizing antibody.
(8) An expression of displeasure crossed his vulpine old face.
(9) The egg-yolk moon illuminated a vulpine figure pacing the threshold of my driveway .
(10) Preconditioning of the T. spiralis nativa isolate used occurred in the musculature of guinea pigs, foxes, ferrets, mink and dogs with larvae surviving longer in vulpine and canine musculature than in the other hosts studied.
(11) Activity was demonstrated by vulpinic acids on Gram-positive bacteria only.
(12) The preparation of a series of vulpinic acids, substituted in either or both of the aromatic rings, is described.
(13) A technique of discrete events simulation is used to construct a model of an epi-enzootic disease of vulpine rabies.
(14) Whereas Rowland is stout and damp, with an obstinate set to his jaw, Price – Eton, Oxford – is vulpine, ruthless, and even posher than Mitchell.
(15) Over 10 generations, the isolates differed as follows: worm position of the ursine isolate was significantly more posteriad compared to the porcine isolate; sex ratio of the vulpine isolate was significantly lower compared to the ursine and porcine isolates; females of the porcine isolate produced significantly more newborn larvae in vitro than the sylvatic isolates; both the larvae per gram (LPG) and reproductive capacity index (RCI) were significantly higher for the porcine isolate; and male worms of the vulpine isolate were significantly smaller than those of the porcine or ursine isolates.
(16) A mathematical model of propagation of a vulpine rabies epizootic has been worked out in order to build a prediction tool and to fix a suitable prophylaxis.
(17) Five vulpine isolates were identified as belonging to T3 zymodeme.
(18) The prevalence of trichinellosis in the vulpine population is higher in the mountains than in lowland areas and indicates the key role played by this carnivore in the epidemiology of T. britovi.
(19) If you’ve got a little more cash, then try a new British brand, Vulpine, ( from £169, vulpine.cc ).
(20) The website is illustrated with a vulpine photograph of Hefner from that era , surrounded by smiling women in bunny costumes.