Brānt'-fŏx, n.

n. [For brand-fox, Ger. brandfuchs, braunfuchs, rothfuchs, D. brandros, Dan. brandræv, Sw. brandräf, so called from its yellowish-brown and somewhat black color.] (Zoöl.) A kind of fox living in Sweden, the Vulpes alopex, smaller than the common fox, V. vulgaris, and probably a variety of it.