volpēs or vulpēs is, f
cf. ἀλώπηξ, a fox : imitata leonem, H.: animi sub volpe latentes, i. e. concealed by craft , H.—Prov.: idem iungat volpes et mulgeat hircos, i. e. may attempt anything absurd , V.
volpes, volpīnor, etc., v. vulp-. ...
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