Samson fox
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Biblical story of Samson and the foxes, Judges 15:4–5.
Noun
editSamson fox (plural Samson foxes)
- A red fox mutation that lacks guard hairs, thus having a wooly appearance.
- 1997, Nature of foxes : hunters of the shadows, page 29:
- 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